Committed to solving payments for businesses and individuals, Paga has announced a partnership with technology company, Uber. The global company that has revolutionized the way people think about travel, which accepts payments for services via its app is looking to broaden its reach across Nigeria by making its services accessible to all commuters, irrespective of […]
The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Wednesday assured investors that the state was a safe destination for tourism, entertainment and other genuine investments . The state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, gave the assurance the while speaking with newsmen in Lagos. Folarin -Coker said that the government had put in place […]
Abuja — WITH ceaseless drop in the price of crude oil in the international market, some states have begun to explore other revenue generation sources. And for Benue State, tourism has a lot to offer considering numerous products and destinations the state is blessed with. Yet, the step towards developing the potentials must begin with […]
In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers if Nigerians are getting worse at writing good stories. Last month, the judges of the $100,000 (£65,000) Nigeria Prize for Literature announced that there would be no winner for 2015. Professor Ayo Banjo, chairman of the advisory board for […]
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has warned it will sanction airlines as well as industry players who fail to comply with new revisions to the provisions for the carriage by air of disabled persons. The new revisions which took effect on January 2, 2016 are geared towards ensuring that persons with disability get the right […]
More than 66,000 passengers were airlifted from the Ilorin International Airport, while 2,812 aircraft movements were also recorded from January to December in 2015. These figures were released yesterday in Ilorin by the Operation unit of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Ilorin. The passengers figure, FAAN stated, was above the 2014 statistics which […]
The hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, Transcorp Hotels Plc, on Monday, January 18, listed its Series 1 N10billion bond on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange. The company successfully closed its Series 1 & 2 bonds at the last quarter of 2015 and has raised a total of N19.758billion. Series […]
Charles Ajunwa Tourists from all over the world visit the National War Museum, Umuahia, Abia State, to enjoy the serene atmosphere and also to satisfy their curiosity about the Nigerian Civil War. The documentalist in the National War Museum, Mr. Julius Ogar, told THISDAY they are doing everything to ensure that the place is well […]
Super Eagles will fly out to Kigali, Rwanda, for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on January 15. The team arrived Pretoria, South Africa, for a training camp on Saturday to meet up with coach Sunday Oliseh, who joined up from his base in Europe, officials told africanFootball.com. Nigeria will play Angola in a friendly match […]
Aviation experts as well as ordinary citizens in Nigeria were horrified last week when pictures first posted on the social media showed passengers alighting from a plane via a makeshift ladder. Before long the pictures were trending on Twitter and Facebook. National and international television stations soon showed clips of passengers disembarking via a ladder. […]
