German carrier, Lufthansa, has resumed flight operations on the Lagos-Frankfurt route. The foreign carrier recently operated a Frankfurt-Lagos-Frankfurt flight after eight months of temporary withdrawal due to COVID-19 restrictions. According to officials, the airline will offer up to five weekly departures from Lagos to Frankfurt and connect the capital Abuja with three weekly departures, starting […]
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has advised both U.S citizens and dual nationals to ensure that their international passport has at least six months validity period before they travel this holiday. Many countries require passports to be valid for six months beyond the intended return date. If it expires before that, one may be […]
Ahead of the commissioning of the newly completed, international terminal at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, the Management of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN), has inspected the airport. A statement by FAAN spokesperson, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, said the delegation was led by the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu along with the Nigerian […]
Foreign airline, Emirates, has opened additional, multi-risk insurance cover for travellers, to the sum of $500,000. Provided by Emirates and AIG travel at no additional cost to its customers, this cover is the first of its kind in the airline and travel insurance industry. It is designed to provide all Emirates passengers a unique offer […]
Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued soon by the government of Italy. “Carefully designed COVID-19 testing protocols are the best path for resuming international […]
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 […]
The Lagos State Mobile Court had forfeited at least 31vehicles impounded in several areas of the state to the government for contravening the State Traffic Law by driving against the traffic otherwise called "One-way." The court made the pronouncement after the 31 defendants (drivers) pleaded 'Guilty' to the 'One-way' traffic offense charged against them. The […]
The federal government has yet again made budgetary allocation for its proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. The Ministry of Aviation’s 2021 fiscal expenditure proposes to spend N1 billion on what it captured under the line item: “Working capital for the establishment of national carrier.” The Minister for State Aviation, Hadi Sirika had in 2018 unveiled […]
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said the Itakpe-Lokoja-Abuja railway project which will connect the new Warri port, will commence in 2021. Amaechi who stated this said at the 2021 Budget Defence in Abuja said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is committed to connecting different parts of the country with rail, to ease the burden […]