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AERO CONTRACTORS FLIGHT CANCELLED

Fault develops at Take off             Passengers en-route Abuja were stranded at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Terminal 2 in Lagos Friday morning. According to our source, MLN gathered that the Aero Contractor aircraft billed to fly to  Abuja developed faults and was noticed just before takeoff. Details coming soon.

NCAA issues 1st drone certificate to Oando PLc

          Oando Plc has become the first private establishment to be issued a licence to operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) popularly called drone in the Nigerian airspace. This was coming after last year’s ban of arbitrary deployment of drones by individuals or organisations in Nigeria, except those who got licences from the Nigerian

YAM EXPORTATION WILL NOT CAUSE SCARCITY – FG allays fears

          Last week, the government announced that a consignment of 72 metric tonnes of yam would leave Nigeria for Europe and the United States of America today, June 29, 2017 Consumers worry that yam exportation from Nigeria will result in the depletion of the commodity domestically, however, The Minister of Agriculture and

NIPOST Begins Restructuring Ahead Reform Bill

The Nigerian Postal System will on Monday begin the implementation of its four-year reform programme without the passage of the Nigerian Postal Service Reform Bill, which is currently in the National Assembly. The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as Nipost, is a government-owned and operated corporation. It is the Nigerian postal administration

African World Airlines Begins Accra-Abuja Operations

            Accra based airline, African World Airlines (AWA) has commenced 5 times weekly flight to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja from Accra, Ghana. This is a promise kept by the airline, when the Chief Executive Officer, Captain  Samuel Thompson said in February 2017 while taking delivery of  one Embraer 145 to increase

Air cargo growth requires renewed commitment to Lomé Declaration

            Implementation of the Lomé Declaration is a crucial lever for realising the technological innovation, regulatory reform and investment in infrastructure demanded by Africa’s tremendously promising growth in air cargo, declared the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu. The key objective of the Lomé Declaration is the unobstructed flow

France to invest €1bn in Nigeria’s oil, gas sector – NNPC

          The French Government has said that it has set aside about one billion euros to be invested in the Nigeria oil and gas industry, stating that Nigeria remains her first economic trading partner in Africa. The France Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, said this when the Group General Manager, Group Public

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