The Nigerian Immigrations Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) has issued about 13,000 Visas on Arrival since last February, toping it with 2,194 in the month of July 2019. The agency has also improved the process and has made it web-based to ensure transparency and redefined the applicants who are qualified to […]
Domestic airline operators said they lost business opportunities and multi-billion naira investment due to government’s plan to float a national airline, Air Nigeria which was suspended on Wednesday. THISDAY learnt there was last minute suspension of talks earlier this year between investors and stakeholders of an airline under the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), as the […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos has disclosed that it issues between 500 to 1000 visa-on-arrival daily to foreign investors and tourists. A senior official from the Command who spoke on the condition of anonymity told THISDAY that visa was made open to enhance ease of doing business policy […]
Many Nigerians have become nostalgic about the federal government’s plan to launch another national airline, but there are still doubts over the future, funding, and profitability of the planned airline. The logo and name of the planned national carrier, which is billed to start operation in December this year, was unveiled at the Farnborough […]
If handled in a transparent manner, the airport concessions could actually be the elixir for air transport facilities in Nigeria. Stiff opposition that greeted the planned concession of airport facilities had prompted the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to convene several meetings, including the recent stakeholders meetings to convince those who were not […]
