Helicopter service operators in the country are set for a boom time on account of the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for its runway repair. The operators, who are deploying both charter and shuttle service helicopters for different categories of people and pockets, on various routes inwards Abuja, are expecting to make it big with […]
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SENATE ASKS CUSTOMS TO REVERSE POLICY ON VEHICLES DUTIES
The Senate has asked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to suspend the implementation of the proposed plan to collect duties on old and new vehicles in the country. The resolution of the Senate followed a point of order raised by the Senate Deputy Leader, Bala Na’Allah. Adopting the motion yesterday, the Senate said the status quo should be maintained until […]
Continue reading »FED GOVT, CHINA TO FINALISE $11BN LAGOS-CALABAR RAIL DEAL IN JUNE
The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday said the federal government and the People’s Republic of China would round off negotiations on the Lagos-Calabar rail project estimated at $11.117 billion in June. Osinbajo also disclosed that the federal government had already provided its portion for funding the rail project and promised that the negation would be concluded in the next […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT REPAIRS: ETHIOPIAN, AZMAN AIRLINES FLY KADUNA AIRPORT
An Ethiopian Airlines flight landed at Kaduna International Airport at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday as the first international airline to land at the airport. Azman Airlines, a domestic operator, also landed at 11.45 a.m. to mark the commencement of six weeks’ operations at the facility following the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Federal Government plans to close […]
Continue reading »150 TAXIS TO OPERATE SHUTTLE SERVICES AT KADUNA AIRPORT
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Tuesday said it had licensed 150 taxis to operate shuttle services from the Kaduna International Airport beginning from Wednesday. Mrs Amina Ozi-Salami, the Airport Manager said in Kaduna that Airport Taxis Company would deploy 100 cabs while the Kaduna Taxi Services Company would provide 50. She said that the taxi cabs were […]
Continue reading »KADUNA GOVT BANS STREET HAWKING, BEGGING AND MOTORCYCLE
The Kaduna State Government has placed a ban on street hawking and begging, as well as commercial motorcycle activities in the state capital and environs. This is the outcome of resolutions reached at the State Security Council meeting held on Tuesday at the Government House. Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Samuel Aruwan, […]
Continue reading »MARGARET EKPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WINS ‘BEST AIRPORT CLEANLINESS 2016’
The Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, Cross State has clinched the “Best Airport Cleanliness award” for the year 2016 amongst the airports nationwide as well as among all airports managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. At the award ceremony, the organizers of the event, the Nigeria Aviation Awards, acknowledged the vital role played by MEIA leadership in turning […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT SHUTS DOWN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOT TUESDAY NIGHT – MINISTER
The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says the shutting of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, remains at midnight of Wednesday, not Tuesday as reported. Sirika made the clarification in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, March 7, in Abuja. He said that the clarification became necessary as […]
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN RAIL PROJECT FLAGGED-OFF: TO BE COMPLETED DEC 2018 – OSINBAJO
Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that the Federal Government was committed to delivering a fast and efficient rail service system between Lagos and Ibadan within a projected time frame of December 2018. Osinbajo, who spoke at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Segment II Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project with Extension to Lagos […]
Continue reading »FOUR POLICEMEN DIE IN AUTO CRASH IN LAGOS
A lorry has crushed dead four policemen attached to X Squad of the Lagos State Police Command. The command in a statement said the policemen were killed when a lorry ran over their patrol van along Shagamu Road, Isiwu, Ikorodu Sunday afternoon. The patrol van was said to be chasing another patrol van that allegedly extorted money from some motorists. […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT CLOSURE: IGP ASSURES AIR PASSENGERS OF SECURITY
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has on Sunday assured air transport passengers being diverted to the Kaduna International Airport of maximum security. Idris gave the assurance following his inspection of security facilities in the airport. According to him, the force has deployed men and equipment required to perform their work including vehicles and helicopters for surveillance. “We […]
Continue reading »ABULE EGBA FLY-OVER BRIDGE – THE STORY SO FAR (PICTURES)
Abule Egba Flyover which is a direct response by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration in Lagos State targeted at fixing the perennial traffic gridlock often associated with the area especially during rush hour. The construction of the Bridge, scheduled for completion this year 2017, is at an advanced stage. Much as the Ambode administration which has become synonymous with creative […]
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