Cape Town International Airport has once again won the prestigious award for best airport in Africa. The announcement was made at the Skytrax, World Airport Awards held in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday. This is the third consecutive year that Cape Town has won this award, often referred to as the "Oscars of the aviation industry". […]
In 2015, based on passenger traffic, Atlanta Hartfield-Jackson International Airport in Georgia, USA was the number 1 ranked busiest airport in the world. This hub for US carrier, Delta, handled 101.5 million passengers last year, compared to number 2 ranked Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang-Shunyi, in Beijing, China, which saw 89.9 million passengers pass through […]
The world’s newest, most modern and efficient aircraft, the Airbus A350 XWB (extra-wide body), made its East African debut, arrived at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport. Its visit is a precursor to the delivery of Ethiopian Airlines’ first A350-900 aircraft in the second quarter of next year and it will be the first Africa’s first […]
With 304 registered companies operating in the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria has been ranked 46th trading partner with oil rich Arab country coming after South Africa, Egypt and Ghana. Disclosing this within the week, the President and Chief Executive officer of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Mr. Hamad Buamim, said that the chamber […]
On a recent trip to Dubai on Emirates, for example, Adeniyi Jones, a top executive could build a list of video favorites from more than 100 movies from Hollywood Classics to Asian films to Nollywood blockbusters. But much more than that, as an upwardly mobile executive, Jones, loves to stay in touch with what is […]
The Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and the Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has described Nigeria as the business hub of Africa and a potential world super-power. He made this remark at a recent meeting with the CEO of a Nigerian construction firm, Sujimoto Group, Sijibomi Ogundele, during the […]
It’s not always one gets to meet visionaries and icons of a century but I was privileged to spend time in Dubai with the man who built the tallest building in the world the Burj Khalifa and other great things in his downtown Dubai showpiece dubbed ” the Centre of now “ I called my […]
There were indications at the weekend that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) may have started restricting unmarried Nigerians, especially ladies below the age of 40 ,who do not have genuine reasons from travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for fear of engaging in prostitution and other activities that may dent the image of the […]
You must have been hearing about the new Dubai visa rules for Nigerians wishing to visit the U.A.E. How True Is This? Yes, Dubai immigration has a new rule as regards visa application. Visa will now be issued to applicants who are 40 years of age and above. In addition, applicants below 30 years will […]
