Twenty-four days after the 30 days deadline given to the Federal Government agencies and service providers at the nation’s seaports to allow port business take place round-the-clock, the ports are yet to commence full implementation of the 24-hour port operations policy, It is also discovered that cargo clearance does not take
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Lagos Airport to get ICAO certification by July 21st
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had announced on Thursday that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, would be certified on July 21. FAAN Director of Operations Mr. Rabiu Yadudu made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Quarterly Breakfast Meeting of the Aviation Roundtable (ART)
Uganda to review Road Safety Act
The Ministry of Transport in Uganda has initiated plans to review and amend the current Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998. Uganda Minister of Transportation Aggrey Bagiire said that “Through this amendment, the Government shall put in place and enforce a comprehensive driver and testing regime, including adopting groupings of vehicles for driver
FG plans truck transit parks in five states
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to establish truck transit parks in five states so as to decongest the two major seaports located in Lagos and Port Harcourt. It also declared that road haulage would continue as the major means of long distance transportation of goods and services in
Maritime workers ground seaports activities nationwide
A coalition of the two industrial unions in the Nigerian maritime industry, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporation (SSACTAC) grounded activities in the nation’s seaports between 6am to 12pm on Tuesday over contentious amendment of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Act. Speaking to newsmen
Kenya Airways (KQ)to fly directs flights to US by March 2018
United States (US) has granted Kenya Airways (KQ) traffic rights, paving way for direct flights into its airspace. According to Cabinet Secretary for Transport James Macharia, the airline now awaits other crucial licenses to see it fly to the US by March 2018. The crucial licenses include the Air Service License which gives it commercial approval
How Autonomous Cars Could Disrupt Airlines, Hotels And Rental Agencies
Today's trinity of travel providers are airlines, hotels and the rental car industry. But a wave is gathering strength that will crash down upon each of them in the next few decades: the rise of autonomous vehicles. All three travel industries should survive, but each will have to change. Car Rentals: The
16 dead as US military plane crashes in Mississippi
At least 16 people were killed when a US military plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening, a regional emergency management official said. No official details were immediately available on the circumstances of the crash in northern Mississippi's LeFlore County, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Jackson, the
Ogun flyover, right of way stall Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge tracks
The formal laying of tracks of the N485 billion Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge rail is being stalled by right of way, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed yesterday. One of the challenges stalling the construction work is the ongoing construction of a flyover bridge at Ijoko, Ogun State. According to
Dana Air Launches New Service ‘Pay with Dana Miles’
Dana Air has introduced another customer –centric product called ‘Pay with Dana Miles,’’ as part of efforts to enhance its service delivery to its customers, especially the Dana Miles Members. With the ‘Pay with Dana Miles’ initiative, members of the airlines’ frequent flyer program can now use their miles as they