May 01, 2023
Nigeria: Railway Pensioners Want Inclusion in Monetisation of Staff Quarters Programme
Retirees of Nigeria Railway Corporation, have urged the Federal Government include them in the corporation's monetisation of staff quarters programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Trapped Funds - Foreign Airlines' Airfare in Dollars Will Reduce Backlog - Analyst
As a move to address the foreign airlines' trapped funds in the country, indications have emerged that sale of air tickets in dollars would reduce the backlog. Read more »
April 19, 2023
Nigeria: Flight Cancellations - Passengers to Get 100 Percent Refund Immediately in New Regulation, Says NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, said yesterday that air passengers would soon start getting 100% refunds immediately anytime an airline cancelled flight. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Nigeria: Flight Disruptions As Aviation Unions Begin 2-Day Warning Strike
Flight operations were yesterday disrupted across the country, following the two-day strike embarked upon by unions in the aviation sector to protest what they described as… Read more »
April 16, 2023
Sudan: Saudi Plane Hit By Gunfire As Army, Paramilitaries Clash in Sudan
A passenger plane preparing to take off from Sudan for Saudi Arabia caught fire on Saturday as deadly fighting between the army and paramilitaries broke out in Khartoum, the… Read more »
April 07, 2023
Nigeria: Massive Flight Cancellations Loom, As Faan Denies Oil Marketers Access to Airports
Air travellers across the country will have to seek alternative means of transportation, as the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, is currently denying petroleum marketers… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: Massive Flight Cancellations Imminent, As FAAN Deny Oil Marketers Access to Airports
Air travellers across the country will have to seek alternative means of transportation, following the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, denying petroleum marketers… Read more »
Nigeria: 2nd Niger Bridge Opens to Traffic Next Month - Govt
....Says Lagos-Ibadan Expressway'll be completed soon Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Ban On Okada in Restricted Areas Stays - Lagos Reiterates
The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly called 'okada' in 10 Local Government Areas, LGAs, and 15 Local Council Development… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Prosecuted Over 220 Vessels in Five Years - President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed delight that some key threats within Nigeria's maritime environment, such as crude oil theft, piracy, sea robbery, as well as illegal… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Train Crash - 53 Patients Discharged, 43 Still Hospitalised - Abayomi
THE Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, yesterday, disclosed that 53 patients from the bus/train accident in Lagos have been discharged. Read more »
March 11, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Train-Bus Collision Affected 102 People - Govt
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on Friday gave more insight into the tragic accident involving a train and bus conveying the staff of the Lagos… Read more »
Nigeria: Train/Bus Crash - Bus Driver Undergoes Psychiatric, Drug Tests - Begs for Forgiveness
Driver of the Lagos State Government Staff bus who was blamed for the incident that led to a train colliding with a bus at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line , on the Agege motor road… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Nigeria: 32 Survivors of Train Accident Discharged - Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said 32 patients, rescued from the Thursday's collision of a train and a staff bus in the Ikeja area of the state, have… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Operations Worsen Traffic On Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
Commuters and motorists plying the Mile 2 to Second Rainbow, along the Apapa-Oshodi expressway, have decried the activities of officers and men of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Nigeria: 200 Nigerian Passengers Stranded As Lufthansa Diverts Flight to Cotonou, Malabo
A Lufthansa flight LH566 from Frankfurt to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, was on Friday diverted to Cotonou, Togo and later to Malabo, capital of… Read more »
Nigeria: Saudia Expands Flight Connectivity to Nigeria, UK, Others
Saudi Arabia flag carrier Saudia, is set to expand its network in Asia, Europe and Africa later in the year. Read more »
Nigeria: Air Tickets - Kebbi, Bayelsa, Enugu Top High Fares Regime
There seems to be no respite in the rising domestic airfares across the country as travellers continue to pay more for their movement. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Nigeria: NRC Explains Reason for Train Delay On Abuja-Kaduna Train Route
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has apologised to passengers for the delay in rendering train services to passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna train route on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Airlines Count Loses, Passengers Stranded, As Aviation Workers Suspend Strike
Operators of domestic and international airlines are still counting their loses from yesterday's strike by workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc., NAHCo. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Nigeria: NRC Evacuates 300 Stranded Passengers As Warri-Itakpe Train Derails
Barely a month after no fewer than 20 passengers were abducted from a train station in Igueben, Edo State, the same train plying the Warri-Itakpe route derailed yesterday, leaving… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - Parties Hope On the Court, As Battle Rages
There seems to be no hope in sight for the proposed national carrier - Nigeria Air, by the current administration despite the availability of start-up investment funds of over $250… Read more »
January 08, 2023
Nigeria: Train Attack - NRC Shuts Down Edo Train Station Indefinitely
THE Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced the indefinite shutdown of Ekehen Station in Edo State. Read more »
December 30, 2022
Nigeria: 4th Mainland Bridge Ready in 2026 - Lagos Govt
Lagos State Government has said the proposed construction of the Fourth Mainland Bridge project is scheduled to be completed within four years. Read more »
Nigeria: Apapa Port Expressway - How Soldiers, Police, Customs, Touts Worsen Motorists' Plight
UNIFORM personnel made up of soldiers, policemen and hoodlums have gotten into an alliance to compound the gridlock on Oshodi/ Apapa road. Read more »