Aviation

Unease as Commercial Flights Slowly Restarts

Airlines that have started flight operations in Europe and some Asian countries are presently facing what some industry observers described as teething problems. The major challenge is the lack of consensus on the appropriate protection for passengers and the implementation of government directive by airlines, even as they struggle to make passengers feel safe. Reports […]

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Okunowo: Lots of Nigerians Financially Excluded

General Manager, Sales and Distribution, Paga, Arike Okunowo, in this interview says the company which is licensed to undertake mobile money operations has made it possible for payments in urban and rural areas in Nigeria. You know the lockdown has been hard on everybody and businesses apart from the network providers and perhaps pharmaceutical companies. So […]

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Air Peace Evacuates 15 Chinese Doctors, 289 Others

Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace has evacuated 301 Chinese from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China’s most populous, commercial city. The evacuation which was arranged by the Chinese Government took off about 10:00p.m. Nigerian time and arrived at about 1:15p.m. Nigerian time yesterday. The Nigeria carrier was also […]

Aviation

AMCON Urges FG to Provide Bailout for Aviation Sector

*Injects N50bn Into Sector The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AM-CON) has joined stakeholders to call on the federal government to provide bailout for the aviation sector, noting that airlines and agencies in the industry critically need financial support in order to sustain their operations. The call was made by the Executive Director in charge […]