Nigerian Government has been advised to place an outright ban on all imports from Turkey since a total of 1101 pump action rifles and other ammunitions were shipped from the country in the last five months. This came on the heels of Nigerian Customs’ seizure of 661 riffles in January and
Year: 2017
Delta Brings Global Junior Achievement Partnership to Africa
Delta Air Lines has announced that it would sponsor JA Africa’s Innovation Camps and Company of the Year (COY) programmes in Lagos, Nigeria, and Dakar, Senegal, over the next 12 months. COY programme is the signature showcase for both JA and the high school students who complete the initial JA Company
Emirates Group declares Profit for the 29th Consecutive Year
Middle East biggest airliner, Emirates Group, has announced the results of its 2016-2017 financial year and the 29th consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion, despite a turbulent year for aviation and travel industry. The Emirates Group posted an AED 2.5 billion ($ 670 million) profit for the financial year
Nigeria’s Domestic Airlines Airlift 1.5m in Q, 2017
- Air Peace highest with 523, 130 (34.4%) passengers in 3,262 flights (31%); - Arik Air, had 37 out of the total 54 cancellations and delayed 244 of the 295 delayed flights Nigerian airlines airlifted about 1, 514,616 passengers in the first quarter of 2017, reports from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
A New Dawn in Kenyan Transport and Logistics Industry
Kenyans gear to roll out the drums as this year’s June 1 Madaraka Day celebrations is a double for Kenyans globally, as they celebrate the 54th anniversary of internal self-governance, and the replacement of the over 100 years old Nairobi-Mombasa railway line and a fleet of aged, rickety and unreliable
Coming Soon: Inter-modal Transportation in Lagos, Nigeria
An integration of rail, road and water transportation has been approved by the Lagos State Government choosing Marina and Mile 2 as the take-off hub. The Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Anofi Elegushi, during the annual ministerial briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre Alausa, said traffic would soon ease along the
SEA ROUTE TO DEATH
An overcrowded boat carrying about 500 migrants toppled across the Mediterranean sending about 200 people over board. MLN has it on report from Italy’s coastguard that at least 34 migrants, some of them young children, have drowned after falling into the sea off the Libyan coast. This has triggered a frantic
Kaduna Dry Port Ready for Operation
Can Shipping overtake Oil as Highest Revenue Earner?
If the recent revelation of Dr. Dakuku Peterside, director general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to be believed the Nigerian shipping sector is poised to take over from oil and gas as the largest revenue earner for the Federal Government. Dr. Peterside took this position at
Appointment of Transaction Advisers for Airport Concession Meets Disagreement from Unions
Labour unions at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria have said that they have neither trust nor confidence in the recent appointment of transaction advisers for the concession of four airports in the country. The Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and National Union of Air Transport Employees on 24th