The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru has urged the 9thSenate to work towards making Arik Air a national carrier. Kuru said that this is necessary because the country needs major airlines that could effectively compete with international carriers and Arik has the capacity to become the […]
Following the improvement in the Nigerian economy after the recession that hit the country, foreign airlines operating in the country sold tickets worth $700 million as at the end of August 2019, according to figures obtained from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The data represented a significant increase in ticket sales compared with the […]
Following the successful installation of the VSAT (very small aperture terminal) station at the Jos airport and the integration of the VHF (very high frequency) into the network in the North East corridor, the Nigerian airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will this week commence the installation of another VSAT station and VHF radio systems at the […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has tightened security at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with expanded and improved close circuit television (CCTV), intelligence and patrol by security operatives. This was disclosed at the weekend in Lagos, by the Airport Regional Manager, South West, Victoria Shin-Aba who told newsmen that the agency […]
Ethiopia, known for decades as a very conservative country was one of the first African nations to relax its visa process, introduced visa on arrival policy for certain countries and later expanded it to encompass all African countries. Today the landscape of Ethiopian major cities has changed with foreign investment in manufacturing, real state, transport […]
