Kebbi state governor Senator Abubakar Bagudu has appointed Turakin Kebbi, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa as Senior Special Assistant on Tourism Matters with a clear mandate to restructure and rebrand Argungun fishing festival into a notable world class cultural event. The festival at its prime many years ago and also on global tourism calendar, brought fame […]
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has charged the newly inaugurated SERVICOM (Service Compact with all Nigerians) committee to ensure that the system of service delivery in the agency meets international best practices in line with its service level agreement with customers. Capt. Akinkuotu who made these […]
Abu Dhabi-owned Etihad Airways is pulling five Boeing 777-200LR passenger jets from its fleet after deciding last year to drop some flights that the aircraft were used on, according to the airline and sources. An Etihad spokesman said it was phasing out the long-range jets as part of its fleet renewal process. The airline has […]
Arik Air has announced that it would resume its Garden City Express which enables customers to fly direct to the heart of Port Harcourt City from MMA2 terminal in Lagos. The daily flight service which commences on February 12, 2018 will depart from Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) Ikeja, Lagos and arrive at the […]
Nigerian airlines have a marked failure in operating international destinations. Industry observers argue that Nigerian carriers are never prepared; that their desire to operate beyond the West Coast to London, Johannesburg, New York, Dubai,etc is gingered more by passion, ego than pragmatism. They noted that indigenous airlines rarely meet the standard of other operators on […]