TRAVEL

With N916bn Sales in 2024, NANTA Projects Increased Revenue for International Travel

Despite seeming stringent conditions in the new visa regime introduced by some countries on Nigerian passport holders, there are indications that international travel will generate higher revenue in 2025. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), foreign travel generated about N916 billion in 2024. But the President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel […]

Aviation

Stakeholders Say Farewell to Captain Shehu Iyal

It took one week for aviation stakeholders to reconcile with the reality that they have lost one of their own, the late Captain Shehu Usman Iyal, who passed on in Lagos last Thursday. Captain Iyal was embedded in the aviation industry, where he played many roles and where he made invaluable contributions that gave rise […]

Aviation

Aviation: BAG Adopts $1 Passengers’ Safety Charge on Int’l Commercial Departing Flights

•Implementation scheduled to commence 1 January 2026 The seven-member states of Banjul Accord Group (BAG), yesterday adopted the proposed one ($1) United States Dollar Passenger Safety Charge (PSC) on international commercial departing flights as a sustainable funding mechanism for BAG, BAGASOO, and BAGAIA. BAG hinted that while economic integration and trade facilitation are essential for […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FG Rests Plans to Establish National Carrier, Pledges to Support Domestic Operators

The federal government has announced that it would no longer push for the establishment of a national carrier; rather, it would now give full support to the growth and expansion of domestic airlines. It also said that airlines airlifting passengers into Nigeria without a valid entry visa, Landing and Exit cards would be penalised. The Minister […]

ACCIDENT

NSIB Begins Investigation into Crash-landing of Trainee Aircraft in Ilorin

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has commenced investigation into the crash-landing of a Diamond training aircraft operated by the Aviation Training School, Ilorin. The incident occurred at 17:28 local time on May 23, 2025, during a simulated instrument approach on Runway 05 at Ilorin International Airport. According to the agency, the aircraft […]