The Bayelsa government at the weekend opened partnership discussions with its Akwa Ibom counterpart on the use of Ibom Air to start commercial flight operations at the Bayelsa International Airport. Speaking as the leader of a high-powered delegation from Bayelsa at a meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, the Deputy Governor, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says 500 small new commercial buses will be released by next week Thursday to replace motorcycles. The Governor, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Lagos Architect Forum on Wednesday, said the state would soon start to operate 100 new high-capacity buses. Sanwo-Olu acknowledged the challenges in the […]
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, yesterday took delivery of another Boeing 737 aircraft at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, for the state commercial airline called Cally Air. The arrival of the second aircraft is coming barely three weeks after the first one was received on April 6, 2021. On the ground to […]
There should be special Forex window for airlines, says OknokwoWhen flight operations resumed last July after weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, the major industry worry was low passenger patronage. Demand did go on a roller-coaster and when it stabilised, another problem emerged – insufficient fleet capacity to ferry waiting passengers. The tell-tale signs of low capacity […]
The federal government has, on Tuesday, launched the Nigerian Temporary Passport for one-way trips to Nigeria. This new passport was launched by the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola. The new passport was designed for Nigerians abroad who choose to return to Nigeria urgently and do not have a passport. The minister noted, in a tweet, […]
Lagos State Government and CIG Motors Company Limited have formally signed a Joint Venture Agreement for the establishment of Vehicle Assembly Plant in the State. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the ceremony held at the State House in Marina on Thursday also unveiled a new e-hailing taxi schemein partnership with the Chinese automobile […]
All is set for the Air Peace airlines’ inaugural flight to open the Lagos-Johannesburg direct scheduled flight services. The airline yesterday told The Guardian that all necessary arrangement had been concluded for December 2 maiden flight. Similarly, the leading carrier is scheduled to operate a special commercial charter flight to Delhi, India, on November 27, […]
Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd emerged winner of the 'Car Maker of the Year' 2020 Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards. The award is endorsed by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC). In a seven-day voting by Nigerians via online platforms monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Ever so often I meet Nigerians and visitors to Nigeria who don't know much about the many tourist attractions in the country. Having travelled across Nigeria myself many times over, I know there are 101 places to delight anyone, whatever their interests. If time permits, I will use this opportunity to mention a couple of […]
Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state on Tourism Development, says the state government has discovered a new tourism site in the area. Ojo-Lanre disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. He stated that the site was […]
