Following the eradication of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in some West African countries, Arik Air has resumed flight services from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone beginning from February 23, 2016. It would be recalled that the flights were suspended in July 2014 in the wake of Ebola outbreak. The airline said in a statement […]
The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have said they do not recognise the passports being issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. The National Director of Information, MASSOB, Sunny Okereafor, had said two weeks ago that the passport was valid worldwide, adding that the travel […]
The Lagos State Government has debunked rumours of a plane crash around Oworonshoki area of Lagos, on Thursday, saying what people saw was merely a simulation exercise. Rumours of a plane crash spread around Lagos as residents said they saw a plane going down around Oworonshoki area, saying that the plane actually crashed. The General […]
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 […]
At least 250 coaches and 130 wagons have been rehabilitated and refurbished by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) under its facilities refurbishment programme. Besides, the corporation is expected to take delivery of unspecified number of new coaches for the standard gauge line from Abuja to Kaduna which is billed to commence operations between February and […]
Officials of the Lagos State and the Federal Government on Thursday caused panic in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos during a simulation of a plane crash in the area. The exercise was meant to assess the level of preparedness on the part of emergency agencies in handling disasters. But as residents saw a plane plunged […]
For travellers looking for quality hospitality service and a place of comfort in Lagos, Sheraton Lagos Hotel provides the ideal environment tailored to meet the need of guests. Revered for its excellent delivery of service the hotel currently wears a new look due to the massive upgrade of facilities geared towards sustaining the standard it […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) “Celebrity Special Marshals’’ took to Lagos roads on Saturday, sensitising motorists to safe driving before, during and after the Yuletide. The celebrity special marshals were part of the safety campaign organised by the Lagos State Sector Command of the FRSC, tagged “Speed kills, Slow Down.’’ The News Agency of […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) are to enter into negotiations over the recent strike ultimatum issued to the agency. The association had given FAAN 48 hours to meet its demands or risk industrial action. It wants FAAN to immediately reverse the approval granted Bi-Courtney […]
Stakeholders in the aviation industry on Wednesday lauded security at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Arising from a three-day workshop to mark the Murtala Muhammed Airport Safety Week in Lagos, the stakeholders said that security at Nigeria airports airside has recorded significance improvement over the years as evidenced by the near […]
