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February 3, 2024 No Responses

Passengers, Luxury Bus Transporters Fault 333 % Hike In Service Charge On Travellers At Oshodi Terminal

There is an uneasy calm at the section of the Oshodi Terminal Interchange (OTI) occupied by long-distance luxury bus transporters following a sharp increase in service charge collected from passengers by the management of the facility. The service was raised from...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals who were held for days at an airport in France over human trafficking fears has arrived in India. BBC report that the chartered Airbus A340, which had been flying from the United Arab...

May 26, 2023 No Responses

British Airways Cancels 43 Flights

British Airways (BA) has apologised for cancelling dozens of flights at London Heathrow on Thursday over IT issues. The airline said it is fixing “technical problems” causing difficulties with online check-in, delaying flights. Forty-three flights,...

April 6, 2023 No Responses

FRSC Cautions Motorists Against Night, Early Morning Journeys

The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Sagamu Unit Command, has advised motorists against night and early morning journeys as part of measures to prevent mishaps during the Easter celebration. FRSC Sagamu unit Commander, Mr Taofiq Iyanda, gave the advice in an.....

February 3, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Introduces Abuja-Banjul, -Dakar Connections, Plans Maiduguri, Jos Operations

Air Peace has announced the addition of Abuja-Banjul and Abuja-Dakar connections to its regional network of seven West African cities. A statement sent to City Business News explained that the airline has also kicked off plans to launch flight oper...

May 8, 2022 No Responses

Ibom Air Will Not Withdraw Flight Services, Says CEO

Ibom Air is not taking part in the proposed withdrawal of flight services as announced by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). AON had hinged its resolve to shut down domestic flights on the increase in the price of aviation fuel. In...

November 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Issues 2.7m Passports In Two Years

The Federal Government says the stress associated with the application and collection of passports will soon be a thing of the past as 2.7 million passports have been issued in two years. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated this...

July 17, 2021 No Responses

Israel Imposes Quarantine On All Inbound Travelers

Israel’s health ministry announced on Friday that all passengers entering Israeli borders would have to go through a mandatory quarantine. The ministry said the new regulation would start from Friday. It said that passengers arriving from the cou...

July 4, 2021 No Responses

Egypt’s January-June Tourism Revenues Hits $3.5-4b

Egypt’s tourism revenues were between 3.5 billion dollars to 4 billion dollars during the first half of 2021 and the country received about 3.5 million tourists from January to June, Ghada Shalaby, the Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, told Reuters....

June 3, 2021 No Responses

14,468 Passports Ready For Collection In Lagos

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released 14,468 passports for applicants in Lagos State to collect. The Lagos Passport Controller, Lagos Passport Command, Mr Sunday Fagbamigbe, confirmed the figure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeri...

May 7, 2021 No Responses

Heritage Bank Partners Road Transport Workers On Insurance Scheme For Travelers

Heritage Bank in partnership with the Road Transport Employee’s Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has launched the Travelers’ Accident Insurance Scheme (TAIS) to assist road accident victims across the country.The scheme aims to address deaths associa...

December 18, 2020 No Responses

Yuletide: FRSC Deploys 36,000 Operatives, 43 Ambulances, Patrol Vehicles

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed the immediate deployment of logistics, 36,000 personnel and special marshals nationwide to ensure road safety during the Christmas and new year. The Corps Public Education Off...

March 22, 2020 No Responses

Passengers Stranded As Benin Republic Closes Border

Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Seme on Saturday as Benin Republic closed its border over the global coronavirus pandemic. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited Seme border reports that Benin Republic had closed the departure and...