Following a complaint by the former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, regarding a N2,000 charge by officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the authority has clarified the reason for the charge. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, and shared on Twitter, the authority […]
The protests and petitions have been deafening over the failure of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to promptly issue passports to Nigerians who have applied and paid for them. At the Federal Capital Territory and in Lagos, there are many applicants who have waited for months for the passport, which they had applied and paid […]
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 […]
The Federal Government says Emirates Airline will soon resume flights to and from Nigeria. Musa Nuhu, director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), spoke on Monday during the briefing of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19 in Abuja. In March, the federal government suspended inbound and outbound flights by Emirates Airline over its […]
Overseas maintenance of aircraft costs scheduled local airlines excess of N44 billion yearly. The capital flight, from a conservative estimate of about 70 operating airplanes, lately soared given the black market exchange rate of close to N500/$1. Stakeholders said the loss, to airlines in particular and the economy in general was avoidable had the Federal […]
New Peace Mass Transit Ultra-modern depots with unique facilities and services in the ancient Benin kingdom and Aba, have been exciting to travel to the public since their unveiling recently. The Benin Depot is on 119 Akpakpava Road, in the central area of the Edo state capital, while that of Aba is No 1 Factory […]
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, presented the progress and achievement on rail infrastructure to the NEC. The National Economic Council (NEC) says it has received an update on federal government's interventions in rail infrastructure projects. Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State briefed State House correspondents after the virtual NEC meeting presided by Vice President […]
Arik Air has announced that it will resume direct flights from Lagos to Kano, effective Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The airline said the three weekly flights would operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Arik said the decision to reintroduce direct flights between Lagos and Kano was informed by the importance of both cities as centres […]
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, will on Friday, April 16, flag off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line. This will mark the opening of the rail line for goods and cargo movement. In a tweet on Wednesday, Amaechi said: “This Friday, we’ll officially flag off freight services and haulage activities on the […]
The Federal Government has reopened the Mallam Aminu Kano international airport for commercial flights. The airport was shutdown in March 2020 as part of efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19. It was closed down alongside Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu; and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. In a tweet on Tuesday, the Federal […]
