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Despite Efforts to Entrench Transparent System, Fraudulent Activities Still Go On in Passport Offices Nationwide

Despite the efforts by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to ensure transparent passport processing so that applicants receive their passports in less than 36 hours after application, the system still encounters delays as obtained in the past, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Inside sources in the National Immigration Services (NIS) confirmed that fraudulent activities by […]

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Nigeria Airways Aircraft Airlines

Over 6,000 Retirees of Nigeria Airways Appeal for Return to Defined Benefit Scheme

More than 6,000 retirees of the liquidated, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) under the aegis of Association of Airways Retired Workers of Nigeria (AARWN) have appealed to the Federal Government to return them to the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) like their counterparts in the other sectors of the economy. The retirees said if they are returned the scheme, it would enable them to get their pensions throughout their […]

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Airlines

ASKY MD Explains Why Airfares are High in Africa, Insists Region Pays Exorbitant Taxes

  The Managing Director of ASKY Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMaria has said that the major reason Africans pay high airfares is because governments charge exorbitant taxes on air travel. Incidentally, despite the huge taxes, governments are reluctant to modernize airport and travel infrastructure, hence the low development of air transport in most part of Africa. Mr. WoldeMaria  said airlines […]

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FAAN

Suspected Thief Electrocuted Inside FAAN’s Powerhouse at Lagos Airport

A middle aged man who attempted to steal electrical cables and other equipment inside the powerhouse of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was electrocuted, insider information revealed. The man whose identity could not be ascertained was said to have found his way into the power generating building and had begun disconnecting the installations […]

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