A group of tour operators and journalists embarked on road trip recently from Nigeria to Ghana to attend the Accra Weizo, West Africa travel expo; visiting tourist attractions in Benin, Togo and Ghana. Chinedu Eze who was part of the team reports that a country known for Voodooism, Benin has unexplored cultural trends and a […]
More than 6,000 retirees of the liquidated, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) under the aegis of Association of Airways Retired Workers of Nigeria (AARWN) have appealed to the Federal Government to return them to the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) like their counterparts in the other sectors of the economy. The retirees said if they are returned the scheme, it would enable them to get their pensions throughout their […]
The Managing Director of ASKY Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMaria has said that the major reason Africans pay high airfares is because governments charge exorbitant taxes on air travel. Incidentally, despite the huge taxes, governments are reluctant to modernize airport and travel infrastructure, hence the low development of air transport in most part of Africa. Mr. WoldeMaria said airlines […]
A middle aged man who attempted to steal electrical cables and other equipment inside the powerhouse of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was electrocuted, insider information revealed. The man whose identity could not be ascertained was said to have found his way into the power generating building and had begun disconnecting the installations […]
The Group Managing Director, Lagos Aviation Academy (LAA), Mr. Bernard Bankole, has urged the Federal Government to strengthen aviation education in the country. He made the submission while speaking on the sidelines of the unveiling of the Academy’s new facility in Lagos, adding that beyond training professionals for local utilisation, Nigeria, like other countries of […]
