Foreign airlines
3 Jan
West Africa’s leading ground handling service provider, NAHCO Aviance, has extended groundling contracts with three leading international carriers, Emirates, Turkish and Virgin Atlantic.
18 Oct
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has clarified that the directive mandating outbound flights to patronise local caterers does not compel foreign airlines to serve Nigerian dishes, but strictly mandates them to engage Nigerian caterers.
12 Apr 2024
A time was when the Lagos-London route competition had Nigeria Airways and its British counterpart. It was a feisty battle, not between the national carriers, but between two sovereign countries. That was in the 90s.
22 Mar 2024
Foreign airlines, yesterday, said they were yet to receive payment of their stuck funds, contrary to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) clearance of all valid foreign exchange backlog.
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Rivers communities seek justice as London court hears environmental case By Ann Godwin, Port Harcourt The people of Ogale Community in Eleme local government area of Rivers State and Bille community on Thursday staged a massive protest, calling on the international court to grant their prayers for justice against Shell Petroleum Development Company…
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A former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Ismael Ahmed, has said some northern elites feel alienated from President Bola Tinubu’s administration, despite the region’s role in his electoral victory. Ahmed, who served as a Senior Special Adviser on Social Investment Programmes, made the remarks during an interview on ‘Inside Sources’ with Laolu Akande on…
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Dr Joe Odumakin, President of the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation (OOF), has described the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a renowned nationalist, as a great loss to Nigeria. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, Odumakin described Adebanjo as a patriot who dedicated his life to the pursuit of a just and equitable Nigeria. The…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has mourned the passing of Afenifere leader and Awoist, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who died on Friday. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. NAN reports that Adebanjo passed away…
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The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to leveraging its tourism potential and population to attract investment and place the state on the global map. Idris Aregbe, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, stated this during an executive tour of the John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History,…
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A group of stakeholders in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that Sen. Samuel Anyanwu remains the authentic National Secretary of the party, in line with the party constitution and other existing laws of the land. The stakeholders, under the aggies of Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), stated this at a news conference by its Leader,…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late Afenifere stalwart, Ayo Adebanjo, as a great man, a committed nationalist, and an unpretentious personality. The elder statesman passed away on Friday in his home, Lekki, Lagos State, at the age of 96. In a tribute signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said…