Enugu Airport renovation 22nd October 2019 The Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, was closed on August 24, for the renovation of its runway. The authorities had said it was unsafe. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, having promised that the airport’s renovation would be completed in time for the seasonal mass movement […]
By Abdullateef Aliyu, Lagos | Published Date Oct 21, 2019. Ethiopian airline More than 200,000 people from 217 countries have visited Ethiopia in the last two years on the platform of the e-visa service introduced in June 2017, Ethiopian Airlines Group has disclosed. With the introduction of e-visa service back in […]
Published October 18, 2019 Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Federal Government has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service to ensure that passports are issued to Nigerians within 48 hours after application. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday, decried the delay Nigerians faced in passport processing and called for an end […]
October 18, 2019 Chinedu Eze Travellers and other airport users have once more lamented the alleged brazen extortion going on by security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The passengers who complained about the development, said it seemed the illicit act has resurged after a noticeable lull in […]
Published October 16, 2019 Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi There are plans by the KLM to increase its capacity between Lagos and Amsterdam and Lagos and Paris to complement Nigeria’s economic growth, the General Manager, Air France-KLM Nigeria and West Africa, Mr Michel Colleau, has said. Colleau, at a meeting to commemorate the KLM’s […]
October 9, 2019 8:40 Oyelola Ashiru To boost the tourism and cultural potentials of Kwara State, Hammed Shittu in Ilorin highlights the recent measures put in place by a lawmaker to boost the socio-economic potentials of the state It would be stating the obvious to say that the continuous dependence of […]
09 October 2019 The US has said it will impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials accused of involvement in repression of Muslim populations. It follows the decision on Monday to blacklist 28 Chinese organisations linked by the US to allegations of abuse in the Xinjiang region. US Secretary of State Mike […]
October 7, 2019 Yinka Olatunbosun The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared that plans were underway to launch a national policy on culture and tourism that will serve as the legal framework for the sectors. He made this known in Lagos during a press briefing. In addition […]
Oct 5, 2019 8:14 PM After a successful closing of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, both countries have agreed on issuing 10-year visas to business owners, academics and frequent travellers. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, […]