Ghana port has begun direct shipment to Nigerian ports, THISDAY checks have revealed. The move, according to sources, was in furtherance of the West African country’s bid to make its port a hub in the West and Central Africa sub-region. Already, a 10, 000 tonnes vessel have started berthing at the ECM Terminal in Calabar, […]
MED-VIEW Airlines has completed arrangement to commence direct flight operations on the Lagos-London lucrative route by November this year. Its managing director/CEO, Muneer Bankole, revealed this on Sunday night after taking delivery of another Boeing 767-300ER with registration number 5NBQN at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. According to him, the plane is […]
Nigerian Muslim pilgrims who intend to visit the holy land for the 2015 hajj will be airlifted from the 18th of August according to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This announcement was made by the NAHCON chairman, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar in Abuja over the weekend after inaugurating the medical team for the exercise. […]
The anxiety surrounding the demise of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, has continued to heighten as worshippers of Oro began the annual festival in the ancient town on Friday night. Oro is a deity worshipped across Yoruba land, which forbids the womenfolk from going outdoors in the night during the period of its […]
The days of snarling traffic jams might just be over as the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced repair of bad sections on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. It was gathered that repairs were ongoing on both bounds of the carriageway and the road was being graded between Pako and Adealu bus stops, while the earth and […]
A Swiss solar-powered plane has taken off from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel, Al Jazeera reports. The Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Andre Borschberg of Switzerland, took off at 7.12am local time (0412 GMT) on Monday from the […]
