The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has forged partnerships with several airlines to facilitate the transportation of Nigerian pilgrims embarking on the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. Addressing stakeholders at the Hajj House in Abuja, NAHCON Chairman, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, emphasized the paramount importance of prioritizing the security and welfare of the pilgrims by the…
Indigenous airline operator, Air Peace Airline, has announced an increase in capacity for its Lagos-London route, citing surging demands. The airline also disclosed that it was gearing up to commence flights to New York and Houston before the end of the year. Disclosing this via its official X account, the alirline said more seats are…
Flight tickets of foreign airlines have crashed significantly in the last few weeks from N4 million for returned economy class to N1.5 million. Air Peace airline entrance into the Lagos- London market and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) circular to foreign airlines to open lower inventories have been identified as factor responsible for the crash…
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has criticized the practice of trailers transporting passengers along with goods. He has instructed Sector Commanders to intensify enforcement and awareness efforts against this practice nationwide. The accident, involving a DAF trailer, was caused by factors such as speeding, overloading, and driver fatigue, leading…
Edited by Afolabi Hannah The Lagos State Government has announced its plans to start enforcement operations in Apapa to restore the three-meter drainage Right of Way for all its drainage channels. Following an inspection tour to assess compliance levels, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, revealed that enforcement activities are…
Human rights lawyer and Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, on Monday, urged President Bola Tinubu to remove import duties on all imported food items into Nigeria. Adeyanju said the move would alleviate the challenges facing Nigerians around food shortage. He made the remark while commending Tinubu for his recent decision directing the Nigeria Customs…
In a recent press statement on Wednesday, Robert Clifford, a prominent United States aviation lawyer and the Founder of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, conveyed his perspective regarding the fatal helicopter crash in California that claimed the lives of Herbert Wigwe, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, and his family. Clifford’s assertion centers…
Ogun State government said it has concluded arrangements to mobilise contractors to the site for the reconstruction of the Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos Expressway. The government said it has selected a reputable contractor for the reconstruction of the road, out of the three that made bids for the job, while waiting for a formal extract, communicating the approval…
Says N500m spent on workers’ ‘wage award’ monthly Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed hope that the reconstruction of the roads in the state will be realised in the 2024 federal government budget, having received assurances from federal lawmakers. Oyebanji, who said the deplorable condition of some federal roads in the state is…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has warned pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over a three-day dust haze lasting from Monday to Wednesday across the country. Acting Director General of NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo, issued the warning in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, on Monday. He said that the warning…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced on Thursday that the construction of the long-anticipated Fourth Mainland Bridge will begin in the first quarter of this year, likely by the end of March or April. The announcement was made during his keynote address at the Lagos West Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting at the…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced plans to introduce night train operations in the second quarter of 2024, pending the resolution of the security issues that are currently plaguing the country. In a recent interview, the NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, said that night train operations would help increase the capacity of the railway…
The Federal Government has announced the planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge in 2024. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, announced in a Thursday statement that the planned closure will commence from 11: 00 am on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Kesha said the closure…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has recovered 1.5 million pills of tramadol and Rohypnol bound for South Africa at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. NDLEA arrested two suspects, Bada Akorede, and Amusan Sharafadeen, in connection with the consignment, which contained 1,050,000 pills of tramadol and 510,000 tablets of Rohypnol. Similarly, operatives of…
A boat carrying more than 60 migrants capsized in the Channel off France overnight Thursday to Friday while attempting to reach Britain, with one person dead and another in critical condition, French maritime authorities said. Among the 66 people recovered, “one unconscious victim, in critical condition, was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Calais”…
The Conference of Civil Societies and Civil Military Cooperation in Nigeria has warned against attempts to politicize the recent drone strike in the Tudun Biri Community area of Kaduna State, which it described as a tragic loss. In a press briefing held in Abuja, the Coordinator of Civil-Military Cooperation, Dr. Adams Otakwu, expressed his condolences…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has flagged off road dualisation construction activities at Ede and Osogbo in pursuance of his infrastructure expansion agenda. The governor in a message on the commencement of construction work said the implementation of the multi-billion naira infrastructure development plan has started, warning against violation of regulations and due process….
Enugu State government has resolved to partner with the federal government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and other stakeholders to construct a modern terminal and rail transportation to remodel the transport system in the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed the plan yesterday at the Government House, Enugu, when he received the NRC managing director,…
Ethiopian Airlines has banned the use of nyloon wooven bags knowns as ‘Ghana must-go’bags on all its flights. The African airline, in a statement on Saturday, made known that the usage of these bags had incurred huge losses for the airline as they damaged the conveyor belt systems due to their irregular shape. The Aviation…
The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Abuja clarified the visa cancellation for Air Peace passengers, attributing it to their failure to meet entry conditions and submission of inaccurate information. This statement comes after 264 passengers on an Air Peace flight had their visas cancelled upon arrival in Saudi Arabia, resulting in 177 people being flown back…
Prior to the grounding of the rail transport system in some major cities of the country including Maiduguri, the railway was the cheapest and largest means of conveying goods and services in addition to human movements. The Maiduguri railway terminus used to witness a beehive of activities with top businessmen and women using the system…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the extension of the N10,000 transport allowance granted to the state civil servants to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government by another six months. The allowance, which was part of various interventions adopted by the state government at the wake of…
Four people were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. She said the truck did not stop after the…
Authorities of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have recounted the incident that led to the death of a pregnant woman and a commercial tricyclist, popularly called Keke NAPEP, in an auto crash in the early hours on Tuesday, at Ago Palace Way, Okota area of Lagos State. Recall that pandemonium broke out when…
President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Saturday after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. #UNGA78. As is customary, the President was greeted by key government officials at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. According to our State Department correspondent, the President will address the nation on Sunday morning. The President is expected to…
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has highlighted the global contributions of the maritime industry in commemoration of the day. He made this known on X app in honour of the day. 28 September each year, is a day set aside to mark the ‘World maritime Day’. The commemoration is held to honor those who work…
The UK Home Office has announced that visit visa to the United Kingdom for less than six months will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to £15 (14,592.70) effective October 4 . The cost of a student visa has also increased, rising by 286 percent, from £127 (N123,537.58) to £490 (N476,677.59). The government…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has launched a new fleet of 70 luxurious buses to ease the movement of civil servants to their various places of work and other members of the public. Unveiling the metro buses at Borno Express terminus in Maiduguri, Governor Zulum said the second phase of the intervention is to alleviate…
The United Arab Emirates has lifted its visa ban on Nigerians. This was part of the results of a meeting between President Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi. By this, Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight schedules in and out of Nigeria…
The British High Commission in Nigeria has announced the opening of a new temporary submission centre for UK visas in Enugu State. A statement by the British High commission in Lagos indicates that the facility will offer service twice a week. The commission explains that the appointment system allows an applicant to select Enugu as…
United Nigeria Airlines, one of the prominent airlines in Nigeria, has received approval to operate international flights to several countries. The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development granted this approval, allowing the airline to fly to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This…
