January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Blue Line Rail Will Generate Its Own Electricity
Following the commissioning of the Lagos Blue Line rail by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Lagos State Commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotosho, has said the blue lines will… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Takes Train Ride After Inaugurating Phase One of Lagos Blue Rail Line
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Blue Rail Line, and took a ride from the Marina Station to National Theatre Station in Lagos mainland… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Nigeria: Airlines Suffer Huge Losses After 14-Hour NAHCO Workers' Strike
Flight operations by domestic and international airlines serviced by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) resumed after the workers called off their 14 hours strike… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Nigeria: Airlines - Retarded By Obsolete Airport Infrastructure
Nigerian domestic carriers are set to bring in new aircraft, increase their fleet, but the challenge they face is that airport facilities are not expanding to accommodate more… Read more »
December 30, 2022
Nigeria: Stakeholders - Nigerian Airlines Need Local Mro in 2023 to Improve Capacity, Reduce Expenditure
With the dawn of a new year in the next 48 hours, aircraft engineers in the Nigerian aviation industry have said the greatest gift that could be given to domestic carriers is to… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Lekki Port to Commence Full Commercial Operation to Q1 2023
The Managing Director, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL), Mr. Du Ruogang, has announced that the $1.5 billion newly completed Lekki Deep Sea Port is ready for official… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Nigeria: We Can No Longer Deliver $1.96bn Eastern Railway Corridor By May - Govt
The federal government has disclosed that Its initial promise to complete the narrow gauge Eastern railway corridor before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari's… Read more »
Nigeria: History As Sanwo-Olu Completes Infrastructure Work On Lagos Blue Rail Line
History was made in Lagos State yesterday as at exactly 1:31pm Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu formally stepped into the coach of the newly completed Lagos Blue Line and… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Nigeria: Ship Owners Seek Ajegunle Residents' Relocation to Upgrade Apapa Port
President of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, Mkgeorge Oyung, yesterday called for the relocation of the residents of Ajegunle, a suburb in Lagos, with a view to enhancing… Read more »
Nigeria: Airlines Call for Upgrade of Airport Infrastructure to Curb Flight Delays
Domestic carriers have called for the upgrade and expansion of airport infrastructure, attributing most of flight delays to inadequate facilities like limited spaces at the airport… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Nigeria: Bureau of Public Service Reforms Rates NPA As 'Platinum Level' Organisation
There was excitement in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) following the classification of the agency by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) as a level 5 "Platinum Level"… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Nigeria: Of Aero Resurrection and Future of Air Transport
Aero Contractors can rescue other Nigerian airlines if it expands its maintenance facility as many of them may not be disposed to robust financial outlay to continue to conduct… Read more »
Nigeria: FAAN Inaugurates Committee to Drive Aviation Cargo Roadmap
The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Rabiu Yadudu has inaugurated a committee to drive and actualise set objectives in the Aviation Cargo… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Explains Ticket Sales in Dollars As Foreign Carriers Groan Over Trapped Funds
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said the amount of airline funds that is due for repatriation, but being blocked by governments has risen by more than 25 per… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Nigeria: African Airlines May Record $638m Loss in 2022, $213m in 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that African carriers are expected to post a loss of $638 million in 2022, narrowing to a loss of $213 million in… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Directs Aviation Agencies to Reorganise, Adapt Newly Signed Civil Aviation Act
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to reorganise agencies under his watch to conform with the new Civil Aviation Act recently… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Directs Aviation Ministry to Reorganise, Conform With Newly Signed Civil Aviation Act
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Aviation to reorganize the agencies under its watch to conform with the new Civil Aviation Act recently signed into law. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Integration of Lekki Port With LFZ'll Change Nigeria's Economic Fortunes'
The Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Free Zone, Mr. Dinesh Rathi has expressed confidence that the integration of Lekki Port with Lagos Free Zone would be a major catalyst to… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Nigeria: A Questionable National Carrier
The ownership structure of Nigeria Air is curious Read more »
October 14, 2022
Nigeria: Aviation Experts Applauds LASGs Plan to Build Lekki Airport
Aviation industry experts under the aegis of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ART) have said they welcome the decision of the Lagos State government to build a second… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Lucrative Aviation Market, Nigerian Airports Among Highest Revenue Losers in Africa
Nigerian aviation expert and international consultant, Nick Fadugba has said Nigerian airports lose out from the highest revenue routes in Africa, disclosing that no Nigerian… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: New Nigerian Carrier, ValueJet, Announces Inaugural Flight
ValueJet has announced that it would open its booking portal and would start flight operations from Monday, October 10, 2022 with flights to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Asaba and Jos… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: United Airlines Allegedly De-Boards Nigerian Passenger Over Complaint of Poor Aircraft Facility
A Nigerian passenger, Taylor Alfred Oladotun was allegedly de-boarded from a flight operated by United States mega carrier, United Airlines on Sunday because he complained about a… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: Dilapidated Roads - House Urges Govt to Introduce Weigh-Bridge
To correct the incidences of dilapidated roads across Nigeria, the Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Hon. Femi Bamisile,… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Nigeria: Mixed Reaction Trail Govt's Choice of Ethiopian Airlines
Since it became public that the federal government is in talks with Africa's most profitable carrier, Ethiopian Airlines as its choice of core investor/ technical partner for the… Read more »