TRAVEL

Implementation of Border Security Plan Deepens

The United Kingdom Government has deported 43 individuals, including failed asylum seekers and convicted foreign offenders to Nigeria and Ghana as part of its ongoing border security measures under the “Plan for Change.” According to a report published Friday on gov.uk, the deportees included 15 failed asylum seekers, 11 foreign national offenders who had completed their […]

Aviation

FG Reopens Enugu Airport for Flight Operations

The federal government has announced that Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Enugu State, will reopen for flight operations on Monday, April 28, 2025, following the completion of emergency runway repairs. On April 18, 2025, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) announced that due to a sudden and significant rupture in the asphalt surface […]

Aviation

Bankole Benard: Stringent UAE Visa Policy Targets Prevention of Suspect Nigerians from Entering the Emirates

  The Group Managing Director of Finchglow Holdings Limited and former President of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Bankole Bernard, has explained that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced stringent visa policy in order to prevent those that would come to the country to compromise security and engage in fraudulent activities from having […]

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Enugu Reps Caucus Backs Enugu Airport Concession

The Enugu State Caucus in the House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind the federal government’s plan for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Concession, describing it as a potential catalyst for the South East economy. The caucus commended the federal government for the initiative and urged it to hasten the concession process to enable […]

INTERVIEW

Sanusi: Aviation Industry Need Reforms to Trigger Growth

  The Managing Director and CEO of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi, speaks about the factors retarding development in the aviation industry; why airlines record stunted financial growth despite their commitment and suggests ways the industry can grow. What has been recurring in the aviation industry over the years is that airlines will start operation […]