Airport certified ready for emergency response Abuja - The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the agency plans to rehabilitate the runway of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu before the high Christmas traffic, Thisday reported. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of the
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Nigeria Ports Authority Seek Supports of other Agencies
Lagos - On Ease of doing business at the Nigeria's Ports, The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman. has sought the support of all relevant government agencies to work together in achieving success on the Ease of Doing Business at the Ports, the Sun reports. At a stakeholder forum
Nigerian Airlines Merger: Operators kick against minimum benchmark of fleet to 20 Planes
Airline operators have kicked over the proposal to benchmark the minimum planes a local airline should have in its fleet to 20. The operators, apparently miffed by the call made by Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), described it as "mere talks" that does not correspond to the economies of
African Airlines Bleeding High Taxes And Over-regulation
The President of the African Development Bank, Femi Adesina, and aviation practitioners have lamented that excessive charges and taxes imposed on African airlines by the continent’s governments and organisations are making them bleed and killing some of them. They were speaking at Abuja at the just concluded World Aviation Forum (WAF)
AfDB To Fund Nigeria’s’Aviation Sector With $2bn facility
Abuja - The African Development Bank is focusing on Nigeria’s aviation sector as it provides financial assistance of over $2bn for the development of aviation infrastructure in different countries. According to a report carried by the Punch, the Federal Government, the commitment by the AfDB to focus on Nigeria’s aviation sector was
Going once, going twice… Sold! Two 747-400s auctioned online via Taobao
We all know e-commerce is the wave of the future, but we didn’t think we’d see US$24 million aircraft transactions on a site usually used to purchase clothes or smartphones online. Imagine your Ad placed here But on Alibaba’s subsidiary Taobao.com website, often described as the “eBay of China,” two 747-400ERFs were finally purchased via the online
African Union to inaugurate single African air transport market in Jan. 2018
Abuja - The African Union Commission (AUC) says it will inaugurate the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in January 2018 to increase connectivity within the continent. The AU Chairperson, Mr. Moussa Mahamat made this known at the opening of the Third International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) World Aviation Forum (IWAF)
Petroleum Depots Causing Traffic Gridlock In Lagos To Be Shut Down By Government
Lagos - Determined to rid Lagos, its commercial nerve centre of traffic menace, Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Thursday that it will not hesitate to shut any depot that still has trucks on the Lagos Apapa roads. Speaking at the DPR (Lagos Zonal Office) 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
38 toll gates to be reintroduced on Nigeria
Abuja - Nigeria's Power, Works & Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola said Thursday, that arrangements have been concluded to reintroduce toll gates in 38 points across the country. The minister said that the reintroduction of the toll gates by the Federal Government will be consummated after completion of major highways. Fashola who revealed
African Centre for Supply-Chain Partners Moov Africa, to Promote The Nigerian Logistics & Supply Chain Industry Report 2017
Photo: Director-General African Centre for Supply-Chain (ACS), Dr. Obiora Madu presenting to the Executive Chairman of Moov Africa, Mr. Larry Chinekezi, an advance copy of the Nigerian Nigeria Logistics & Supply Chain Industry Report 2017 The event also features Excellence Awards in Supply-chain Lagos (MLN) – The African Centre for Supply-Chain, the organizers