*Bans non-UK, non-Irish citizens from Nigeria *FG, Afrexim Bank intensify talks on local vaccine production *Nigeria can’t be ready to produce vaccine in one year, says Tomori Following the 21 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in England, which are linked to travel from Nigeria, the United Kingdom has announced a temporary measure to […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that flights to Nigeria may be hampered because of the $208 million blocked funds of foreign airlines that operate to the country. These funds are ticket sales revenues, which Nigeria is unable to remit to these airlines due to paucity of foreign exchange. This was disclosed by […]
After many months of no direct flight between the lucrative Lagos-Johannesburg route, Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Air Peace, on Thursday commenced flights to South Africa’s major city, Johannesburg. The flight which took off from Murtala Muhammed international Airport, Lagos in the early hours of Thursday had passengers, staff of Air Peace and journalists onboard a memorable […]
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has identified poor business plan, high cost of maintenance, choice of operational equipment, high interest on loans and poor corporate governance as some factors responsible for the failure of Nigerian airlines. Nigerian airlines have average of 10 years lifespan and many of them have gone under in the […]
Major Middle East carrier, Emirates has announced it would resume passenger services to Lagos from September 7 and Abuja September 9 and connect the Nigerian destinations to its global network. The airline said the resumption of flights to both Nigerian cities takes Emirates’ African network to 13 destinations, as the airline works hard to help […]
