The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Usman Muhkta may have considered other options instead of meting out what has before now been a regular approach in dealing with airlines in Nigeria when it comes to the issue of crashes, which has always been to suspend the entire airline’s operating license. But […]
Dana Airline yesterday dispelled the rumour making the round of an attempted bomb attack on one of its aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Communication Manager of Dana Airline, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa who spoke to Vanguard said that the rumour making the round that some passengers came on-board its aircraft en-route Lagos to Abuja […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Travel Investment Company Limited (TICO), Mrs Irene Uti-Egbeogu, has said the merger of travel agencies could contribute over $2 billion annually. She said without consolidation, the market share would be small for travel agencies who need to explore wider segments and product initiatives to enhance profitability In an interview, she […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed an applicable sanction on Aero Contractors Airlines in line with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations. This is in response to the airline's breach of safety regulations when it used a ladder to disembark passengers at the Bauchi airport on Saturday. In a letter conveying the sanction, the Director […]
Taxi operators under the aegis of Airport Car Hire Association of Nigeria (ACHAN) have warned that terrorists may infiltrate the nation's airports as touts are allowed to mill everywhere around terminal facilities, especially at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. The operators observed that the infiltration of these touts as […]
Nigeria's ground-handling services provider, nahco aviance, has taken over the running of the Osubi airport in Warri, Delta State. The airport is owned by the Shoreline Group. The take-over followed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Shoreline Group recently for the company to provide ground-handling services at the airport. The agreement gives nahco […]
A man, Suleiman Waheed, has been arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly assaulting a Nigerian Railway Corporation worker, hitting him with fist blows. The said incident took place on September 12 at the Railway Terminus, Iddo, Lagos. The complainant, Principal Station Master, Adedoyin Idowu, was reportedly checking tickets at the terminus gate […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Sunday that it lost N40 million due to the closure of the Benin Airport for two months. Mr Sunday Ayodele, the Benin Airport Manager, in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said the airport reopened on Sept. 3. Ayodele said that the closure, which […]
Lagos — A Nigerian, Jacob Olukunle Ajomale, who was allegedly maltreated by the United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, by forcefully inserting a tracking device (chip) in his body through his anus, has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Nigerian government to drag the United States before the United […]
ACCRA, Ghana – Ghana’s government has been urged to bring back local carrier, ANTRAK by rescuing the airline from its woes and to ensure that all other domestic or local airlines are given the necessary and needed support to enable them thrive, remain viable and profitable. Chief Executive officer of Goldstar Airlines, Mr. Eric Bannerman […]
