Aviation

Nigeria Loses $2bn Annually to Informal Export Trade from Lagos Airport

Investigation by THISDAY has revealed that on the average, Nigeria loses about $2 billion annually to exports, which are not documented but exported informally as personal effects. The investigation further revealed that the foreign exchange earned by the country does not reflect in government’s financial system. It was learnt that so many products are exported […]

Aviation

As Nigerian Foods Make Wave Globally

The Nigerian community is growing in different parts of the world, from Europe to Americas, Asia and Australia, and as their population grow in the diaspora, they long for their spicy foods from Nigeria. For several years now, the Nigerian foods have been finding their ways through the bellies of aircraft to different international destinations. […]

Aviation

Reviving Air Transportation in Africa

Recently aviation experts from Africa, Indian Ocean (AFI) region and other parts of the world met in Abuja to brainstorm on how to revive air transport in Africa, devastated by huge losses incurred due to Coronavirus pandemic and how to reinforce safety in air transport in the region. African States, with the assistance of the […]

Aviation

Tackling Challenges of Airport Infrastructure

  Writer say that in the last three years the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has braced up to improve airport facilities to meet the demands of ever growing passenger traffic. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airport Council International (ACI) have projected that there would be tremendous passenger growth in developing countries, but […]

Akinkuotu Aviation

Poor Scheduling as Bane of Nigerian Airlines

Air travel in Nigeria is beset by delays caused by many factors, which include weather, breakdown of aircraft, poor airport facilities and poor scheduling. Poor scheduling is problem of airlines, which can be averted with efficient schedule arrangement and maintenance. In Nigeria there is also poor aircraft utilisation because the system and infrastructure guarantee limited […]