May 03, 2023
Nigeria: FAAN Set to Demolish Buildings Erected On Airport Lands
"The removal of illegal structures is also scheduled to be carried out at all other airports that have similar challenges," it said. Read more »
April 29, 2023
Nigeria: NDDC Chairperson Declares Agency's U.S.$15 Billion Railway Agreement With U.S. Firm 'Illegal'
The NDDC has reacted to the chairperson's remarks. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Again, Govt Says Nigeria Air Will Take Off Before 29 May
The government also approved N9 billion for the procurement, installation, and inauguration of voice and data recorders in nine airports across the country. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Ibom Air Receives International Safety Certification
"The certification validates the airline's high operational and safety standards and is an essential milestone as the airline positions for regional operations and collaboration." Read more »
April 19, 2023
Nigeria: Aviation Workers' Strike Results in Gridlocks Around Lagos Airport
"For over eight years, the conditions of service have not been implemented as the aviation agencies are functioning without governing boards." Read more »
April 17, 2023
Nigeria: Aviation Ministry Sues for Peace As Striking Workers Block Access Roads to Lagos Airport
Aviation workers on Monday blocked major access roads to both the international and domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Read more »
April 12, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Approves N495m for Installation of Railway Scanners
The federal government said the installation of the scanner would strengthen security at railway stations across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Distributes 2,600 Laptops to Secondary Schools
The laptops were distributed in Ado-Ekiti under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project (AGILE), a World Bank scheme. Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: FRSC Confirms 12 Deaths in Ebonyi Road Accident
A witness says the vehicles collided while at high speed. Read more »
Libya: How Libya's Gaddafi-Era Graft Saddled Sierra Leone With a Faulty Ferry
In 2006, Muammar Gaddafi set out to invest billions in oil money across the continent, but even a simple project to add a Libyan-owned ferry line to Sierra Leone was undermined by… Read more »
Nigeria: FRSC Confirms 6 Dead in Cross River Road Accident
"Both the injured and those who died have been taken to the General Hospital in Ogoja by officers of the FRSC." Read more »
Nigeria: 14 Escape Death in Osun Auto Crash - FRSC
FRSC urges motorists to avoid excessive speeding and obey traffic regulations. Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: 15 Killed, Burnt Beyond Recognition in Enugu Highway Crash
The victims have been given mass burial. All obstructions have been cleared. Enugu State Fire Service already extinguished the fire on the bus. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: Passengers Swim to Safety As Boat Capsizes in Bayelsa
No life was lost in the incident, says an official of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria. Read more »
April 04, 2023
Nigeria: Chinese Bank Approved to Finance Kaduna-Kano Rail Project
The Senate said China Development Bank (CDB) has taken over the financing of the project following the withdrawal of the China Exim Bank. Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Reps Approve Change of Lender for $973 Million Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Rail Line
The lawmakers adopted a motion replacing the China Exim Bank with China Development Bank as the financier of the rail line. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Nigeria: FEC Approves U.S.$984.7 Million for Maintenance of NRC Equipment
FEC also approved N5 billion for the provision of accommodation to staff of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: FEC Approves N15bn for Road Linking 2nd Niger Bridge, Ꞓ3.7m for Power
The federal government said the completion of the road would help achieve the dream of inaugurating the bridge before 29 May. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Nigeria: Two Killed As Train Crushes Lagos Staff Bus
Two female staff members of the state government died in the accident. Read more »
February 08, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Air Will Fly Soon, Minister Insists Three Months to Exit
Many Nigerians have criticised the Muhammadu Buhari administration for seeking to start a new national carrier after the former national carrier, Nigeria Airways, collapsed largely… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Nigeria: Ibom Air to Begin Commercial Flight to Seven African Countries
Ibom Air, which launched its maiden flight in June 2019, is rated as one of the most successful airlines in Nigeria. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Fifteen Minutes Ride, 10 Things You Should Know About the Lagos Blue Rail
The fare, power supply, trial run and when the train will be available to the everyday Lagosian. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Blue Rail - Sanwo-Olu Says PDP Denied Project 'Necessary Support'
Governor Sanwo-Olu commended President Buhari for the "tremendous support" received by the state since 2015 and the successful delivery of the project. Read more »
Nigeria: We Will No Longer Tolerate Strikes, Riots Around Airports - Aviation Minister
"...in fact now, from today we will not allow that," the minister said. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Nigeria: NAHCO Vows to End Workers' Strike As Air Passengers Remain Stranded At Lagos Airport
As of 3:50 pm on Monday, airport officials told PREMIUM TIMES that frustrated air passengers remained stranded at the airport Read more »