Emirates categorized a number of US airports unsafe announcing an immediate shut down of services from Dubai to 9 US gateways. This decision may have a snowball effect on dozens of international and even US based airlines. The reason is not COVID-19 but 5G Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad and Turkish Airlines […]
Canada on Tuesday banned travelers from Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to 10 the number of African countries targeted by Ottawa. “Foreign nationals who have transited or stayed in these 10 countries cannot enter Canada if they have been in […]
Canada said on Sunday it has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid in two people who had travelled recently to Nigeria. The government of Ontario confirmed that the two cases are in the capital, Ottawa. Federal and Ontario provincial officials said both patients are in isolation […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has suspended some officials for allegedly extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. Yakubu said the action was in line with management’s […]
Air Traffic Controllers Begin Two-day Strike After Death Of Colleague In Abuja The warning strike is a prelude to a total industrial action scheduled to begin next week. Air traffic controllers across the country on Tuesday morning embarked on a two-day warning strike. The warning strike is a prelude to a […]
The federal government has announced the possible resumption of flights between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Direct flights between both countries were suspended in March over issues relating to COVID-19 protocol. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Mukhtar Muhammad, national incident manager of the presidential steering committee on […]
*NANTA honours Ganduje for travel, tourism devt About nine months after Emirates Airline withdrew services from Nigeria, the lingering row has continued to hurt both Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While the UAE has lost patronage and revenue from one of its global busiest routes in Lagos, Nigerians too […]
• Fashola presents N7tr 2022 budget estimate to reps The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved N47 billion for sundry contracts in the Ministries of Aviation, Works and Housing as well as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). This was made known at the end of a virtual meeting presided over […]
The Norwegian authorities have announced that citizens of the country will now be able to travel to other areas, even for tourism purposes, since the Government will no longer advise against unnecessary travel. This means that Norwegians are no longer discouraged from travelling to other countries as long as they hold […]
UK CHANGES RULES FOR FULLY VACCINATED TRAVELLERS FROM NIGERIA The United Kingdom (UK) has relaxed its travel protocols for travellers from Nigeria who are fully vaccinated. This was announced in a statement by the British High Commission on Thursday. “From Monday, 11 October 2021, fully vaccinated travellers from Nigeria will be […]