. Revenue dips by 50 per cent • Delta Airline takes over U.S. route from Arik • FirstNation scales down operations The current low pricing strategy and the attendant low cost of local air travel in the country may be attracting new passengers to airlines, but fast lowering the chances of struggling aircraft
Author: Casandra Aniemeke
Nigeria Domestic airlines groans as expatriates gulps N40bn annually
Nigeria, Domestic airlines, and charter operators are currently spending about N40 billion annually to pay expatriate pilots and engineers working in the nation’s aviation industry. A huge expense which has caused great fears among stakeholders strained the purses of the debt-ridden local operators that have not been sustainable. Deprived qualified
How to Manoeuvre Apapa, Wharf Road, As repairs Firm Up
LAGOS, NIGERIA - Repair of Nigeria's main access road to its major seaports, the two-kilometer stretch Wharf Road, from the Area ‘B’ Police Command to the Apapa Port, has commenced. The repair work which is being financed by the Dangote Group, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc. and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)
USA, Federal Aviation Administration Begins Audit of Nigeria’s Aviation Industry
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has commenced the assessment of Nigerian’s aviation sector with a visit to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday. A four-member team from the FAA arrived Nigeria Over the weekend to conduct the audit which would take place from August 21 to 25,
Nigeria Leads in e-commerce opportunity In Africa
Nigeria is in pole position to take advantage of the Africa region’s e-commerce potential projected to reach $50 – $75 billion within the next 5-10 years, according to the latest research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The report which relied on data generated by the research and analysis division of
Lagos-Badagry Expressway Project On Course
Nigeria, Lagos/Badagry Expressway expansion projects being handled by the Contractor, The China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) through one of its official Mr. Izuchukwu Obioma assured Lagos residents that the project would be delivered on schedule. The contract for the rehabilitation of the Lagos/Badagry Expressway was awarded in 2009
Ogun State Government Advised to build standard bus stops
Nigeria, Ogun State Government has been advised by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to erect standard bus stops across the state to curb indiscriminate parking by operators of commercial Vehicles which causes traffic and at such resulting in delays in deliveries by delivery companies. The Sango-Ota Unit Commander of (FRSC) Mr. Adekunle Oguntoyinbo,
Nigeria’s bogus auto policy pushes car prices up 200%
Nigeria Government To commences expansion of Railway
The Federal Government Of Nigerian has started a $41bn railway expansion to reduce dependence on oil and diversify the economy. The contract for the repair of the Itapke-Ajaokuta-Warri rail link was approved By the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria The plan’s key projects include building a second railway line connecting the
Arik Air Migrates To Hitit’s Full Crane Solution
Arik Air has completed the migration of passenger service solution to Hitit’s crane solution suite becoming the airline eighth African airline to sign to the facility. A statement by its spokesman, Mr. Adebanji Ola, said that Hitit CS actively supports airlines’ operations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Namibia, having prioritised Africa