The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has advised African governments to invest in airport infrastructure. Such investment, IATA said, would ensure improvement in air safety. IATA's Regional Vice President, Africa and the Middle East, Muhammad Ali Albakri, made this known in an interview with The Nation at the weekend in Lagos. Besides, focusing on airport
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Moov ups its logistics service platform with Hail-A-Repair
...this connect Service Allows users to have their bad mobile devices picked from them, repaired and returned for a token delivery fee. ...phone owners have the option to wait for their repaired phones or hire one on-the-go from Moov while waiting "The average Lagosian in this economy on a 9-5 job is
Nigeria sets up Postal reform steering committee
The Federal Government has inaugurated a steering committee charged with the responsibility of laying the foundation for the reform of the Nigerian Postal Service. Inaugurating the committee in Abuja, the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, urged the National Assembly to expedite work on the NIPOST Reform Bill as they resume
Port Operator, APMT, denies responsiblity for Apapa Traffic gridlock
THE Management of APM Terminals has said that it is not responsible for controlling traffic in Apapa and hence cannot be held liable for the gridlock in the area. The company said that like other stakeholders, it was a victim of the menacing Apapa gridlock. Speaking on Wednesday against the background
Heathow reports July 2017 its busiest ever month
...the airport reported a jump in cargo ...criticised for offering 'poor' assistance to disabled travellers by the Civil Aviation Authority LONDON – Heathrow had its busiest ever month in July, driven by a jump in the volume of cargo and a smaller rise in passenger numbers, but has been criticised as offering
2018 Ford F-150 boasts best-in-class towing rating, improved fuel economy
Y! News - The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle line in the United States for decades, and Ford isn't ready to give that crown up anytime soon. Instead, it has doubled down on technology to boast best-in-class towing and payload ratings, and fuel-economy figures for the 2018 Ford F-150. The
Vehicle smuggling booms on back of punitive national auto-policy
Abuja-Kaduna rail line generating N1m daily
Nigeria's minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the country's Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which commenced commercial operation in July 2016 now generates one million Naira ($3279) daily. In an interview with NAN, Amaechi said that the feat was due to the increase in passengers that patronise the rail. He attributed the passenger surge to the
Nigerian Importers to pay N68.25bn demurrage
Nigerian importers are to cough out N68.25 billion on demurrage as trucks are finding it difficult to lift their containers out of Lagos ports, checks by New Telegraph have revealed. The amount is the charges they would pay shipping companies, terminal operators, Nigeria Customs Service, truckers and Customs agents in one
