Ethiopian Airlines Last Evacuation Flight Departs Lagos Friday

Ethiopian Airline today (Thursday) said its last evacuation flight out of Nigeria will depart the country tomorrow, Friday. This clarification becomes necessary following "a misleading " report by a major newspaper that the airline is operating a commercial flight out of the country on Friday, thereby defying the federal government's announcement that commercial international flights […]

Nigerian Embassy in Canada Shuts Down After Protests Over Passports

The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada has announced an indefinite suspension of its activities. In a statement posted on its website, the commission also said the special intervention arrangement for emergency cases "on discretionary basis" has been suspended. The commission said it had devised a system in which citizens with emergency cases were attended […]

Govt to Spend N688 Billion On Scanners At Nation's Ports, Entry Points

The Federal Government is set to spend over N688.56 billion ($1.812 billion) for the acquisition of over 300 scanners for the nation's ports and entry points for digital examination of cargoes and oTHE Federal Government is set to spend over N688.56 billion ($1.812 billion) for the acquisition of over 300 scanners for the nation's ports […]

FAAN probes evacuation racket at Abuja airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Monday, said it had begun a probe into allegations of an evacuation racket laid against some of its staffers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The airport staffers were accused of collecting fees from arriving passengers, and to assist intending passengers under the guise of evacuation flights. […]

Nigerian Embassy in Canada Suspends Activities Amidst Citizens' Demands for Passport Renewals

Despite several passport renewal requests from Nigerians in the country, the Nigerian high commission in Canada announced an indefinite suspension of its activities on Tuesday. According to a statement provided on its website, the embassy hinged the decision on the fact that people show up at the chancery uninvited, adding that the special intervention arrangements for emergency […]

NAHCO, ex-staffers in tango over severance benefits

Ex-staffers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, and the management are in a row over allegations of unpaid severance gratuities, following the privatisation of the company in 2005. While the ex-workers claimed that they were yet to be paid their entitlements 15 years on, the management dismissed the claims, showing evidence of disbursements […]

Covid-19 - Int'l Flights Resume August 29

International flights which were suspended by the nation's Aviation authorities in the country following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic globally will resume from August 29. Accordingly, all evacuation flights which were introduced in the country in the wake of the ban on international flights will end on August 25. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, […]

NPA Receives Largest-Ever Container Vessel At Onne Port

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Onne Port Complex, has successfully berthed one of the biggest gearless Maerskline vessels at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne in Rivers State. The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel, with length overall of 300 metres and width of 48 metres, is the biggest-ever container vessel to berth at any Nigerian ports. The […]

Report Airport Officials Demanding Money, FAAN Urges Passengers

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on travelers to report any official of the agency that would request for money under any guise because the agency does not offer cash services to passengers. The call was made yesterday by the FAAN's General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu. Yakubu said that […]

Air Peace, Aero Airlines, Four Others to Resume Flights At Asaba Airport

Six airlines, including two frontline carriers, are set for resumption of flights into the Asaba International Airport, the Delta State capital, expectedly from tomorrow, Monday, August 17, 2020. Air Peace and Aero Contractors are two major airlines billed to resume regular flight operations into Asaba at the beginning of the new week as the airport […]

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