The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has been invited by the Senate joint committees on local content, downstream petroleum and legislative compliance to, among other things, explain the influx of foreign vessels on Nigeria's waterways. The chairman of the committee on local content, Teslim Folarin, told PREMIUM TIMES this on Sunday. Also invited are, the […]
Residents around the Warri-Itakpe region in Delta and Kogi states are eagerly awaiting the commencement of full commercial operations of the rail line. The Coordinator, Warri- Itakpe Train Service, Sanni Abdulganiyu, disclosed this in Abuja, on Tuesday. He said: “The people are anticipating when we will commence operations as the roads are bad now due […]
Nigerians who are desperate to travel to long-haul destinations now go to Benin Republic and Equatorial Guinea to catch international flights. Investigations by THISDAY reveal that these two countries did not close their borders because of coronavirus pandemic. Owing to this, THISDAY learnt that people travel by road to Cotonou in Benin and by boat […]
Travel agencies in the country have renewed their call to the Federal Government to reopen the nation's airports for international operations to avoid the collapse of the downstream sector of the aviation industry. There is still uncertainty over the resumption of international flights four months after the suspension by the government to contain the spread […]
Despite the insistence of the Federal Government that Nigerian airlines would be allowed to evacuate its citizens stranded abroad in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the decision by Canada and of recent the United Kingdom to deny a Nigerian carrier landing permit is raising dust, Daily Trust reports! Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday, reported another case of security breach at the airport with the alleged assault of Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It berated the Head of the Department of State Security (DSS) at the airport, Mr. Safiyanu Abba, which it said, "deliberately […]
Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has threatened to take action against shipping companies/agencies, seaport terminal operators and off-dock terminals over arbitrary charges. Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, Head of Public Relations, NSC, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. According to her, the NSC has been inundated with complaints against shipping companies/agencies, seaport terminal operators and […]
The federal government will from midnight on Friday enforce a partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, for scheduled rehabilitation work to ensure that the major transportation facility does not collapse. It was learnt that the replacement of damaged bars, hydro-demolition of all non-firm parts and lifting of two of the bridge […]
It is hardly surprising that some highly-placed individuals have reportedly been disregarding protocols deployed by the Ministry of Aviation to ensure safe air travel in Nigeria amidst the still burgeoning coronavirus pandemic. The reopening was considered necessary in order to resuscitate the economy. Three major such incidents have been reported in the Abuja, Port Harcourt […]
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has rejected the October 15 date fixed for the resumption of international flights by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), saying flights may resume before October. In a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued yesterday by NCAA to international airlines, the agency fixed October 15 for the resumption of […]
