•Says no responsible Civil Aviation Authority will fold its arms and wait for fatal accident The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday said it suspended the operations of local airline, Azman Air, to avert a national tragedy and loss of life, “which may become inevitable if the airline continues to operate with disregard for safety […]
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 […]
There has been an increase in outbound passenger traffic since this year, as airlines indicate higher load factor on passengers travelling out of the country. According to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), no fewer than 3,319,720 air travellers passed through Nigeria airports between January and March 2019, and there are indications that the number […]
Visa on Arrival (VOA), Ease of Doing Business policies introduced by the federal government at the nation’s major airports last year have boosted foreign direct investment (FDI) by investors who were hitherto discouraged by the difficult visa process in the past. THISDAY gather from senior official of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport […]
Another batch of Nigerians, numbering about 155 yesterday arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, from Libya after unsuccessful attempts to cross over to Europe. The returnees, who were largely in their 20s and 30s, were picked from different prisons and detention camps in the country. According to the Nigerian Immigration Services, their release was […]
