Nigeria Clears 98% of Trapped Airline Funds, IATA Reports

NewsNigeriaTransportationNigeria Clears 98% of Trapped Airline Funds, IATA Reports

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 3, 2024

The International Air Transport Association, IATA, has commended the Nigerian government for resolving a major issue that had been impacting airlines. According to IATA, Nigeria has successfully cleared 98 per cent of the funds previously trapped in the country, which had significantly hampered airlines’ operations. At its peak in June 2023, the amount of blocked airline funds in Nigeria reached a staggering US$850 million. This made it difficult for airlines to repatriate their earnings in...

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Aviation Minister Says Nigeria Air Project Remains Suspended 

NewsNigeriaTransportationAviation Minister Says Nigeria Air Project Remains Suspended 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 27, 2024

The Nigerian government has announced the indefinite suspension of the much-anticipated Nigeria Air project. The news was delivered by Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, at a ministerial press briefing marking President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office on Monday. Nigeria Air, unveiled in May 2023 by the immediate past aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, was envisioned as Nigeria’s national airline. It was scheduled to launch operations in December 2023, aiming to revitalise Nigeria’s...

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Emirates Announces October Takeoff for Flights to Nigeria

BusinessNewsNigeriaTransportationEmirates Announces October Takeoff for Flights to Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 17, 2024

After a hiatus of 18 months, Emirates Airlines has confirmed the resumption of passenger flights to Nigeria. Starting 1 October 2024, the airline will offer daily service between Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling economic center, and Dubai, Emirates’ central hub. This news comes after a suspension in November 2022, when Emirates halted flights due to challenges repatriating US$85 million revenue generated in Nigeria. The airline expressed enthusiasm about reconnecting Nigerian travellers with Dubai and their vast global...

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Nigerians Left in Limbo as Fuel Shortage Paralyses Transportation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTransportationNigerians Left in Limbo as Fuel Shortage Paralyses Transportation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 29, 2024

Nigeria is grappling with a renewed petrol scarcity, causing long queues, frustration, and economic disruption across the country. Motorists in major cities like Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Kaduna are facing long wait times at petrol stations, with many stations running dry. The reasons behind the scarcity remain unclear. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, initially blamed logistical challenges but claimed to have addressed the issue. However, reports indicate fuel shortages persist, leading to finger-pointing...

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Air Peace expands regional operations with Cotonou, Abidjan routes

NewsNigeriaTransportationAir Peace expands regional operations with Cotonou, Abidjan routes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 11, 2024

Air Peace, on Wednesday, announced plans to begin direct flight operations from Lagos to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Cotonou, Benin Republic, on Monday, 22 January. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, on Wednesday. The new routes are part of the airline’s strategic plans to expand its regional destinations across the continent. “The new routes were further confirmation of the airline’s unyielding drive to connect the...

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Yuletide: FG extends free train service to Sunday, January 7

NewsNigeriaTransportationYuletide: FG extends free train service to Sunday, January 7

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 4, 2024

The Federal Government has approved the extension of free train service to Sunday January 7, 2024 to allow more Nigerians who are yet to return to their stations enjoy the benefit of the free transport during the yuletide, Recall that the Federal Government announced a free train service on all serviced routes and 50% rebate on road transportation from December 21, 2023 to January 4th, 2024 on specific routes to reduce the burden of high cost...

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Ethiopian Airlines bans ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags on flights

NewsNigeriaTransportationEthiopian Airlines bans ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags on flights

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 1, 2023

Ethiopian Airlines has restricted Nigerians from bringing ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags aboard any of its flights. The ban, according to a letter signed by Henok Gizachew, the Airline’s Manager of Airport Services, and addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria, FAAN, took effect from 25 November. Ethiopian Airlines Nigeria said the regulation is due to the “frequent occurrences of damages to conveyor belts at various airports, resulting in significant costs by the...

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United Nigeria Airline Set to Fly Passengers to United States and Five other Countries

NewsTransportationUnited Nigeria Airline Set to Fly Passengers to United States and Five other Countries

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 10, 2023

United Nigeria Airlines has received approval from the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, to fly passengers to six foreign countries including the United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates. In a letter of approval dated September 8, 2023, and signed by Director of Air Transport, Mr. H. T. Ejiburu, the approval, the Ministry said, is in line with subsisting agreement between Nigeria and each of the foreign...

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FAAN Suspends Airport Taxi Services At The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

NewsNigeriaTransportationFAAN Suspends Airport Taxi Services At The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2023

Due to lingering factional crisis among the car hire operators at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended the Airport Taxi Services with immediate effect. Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of FAAN, in a statement urged airport users to use alternative transportation means. The statement read in parts: “The FAAN wishes to inform the general public that the airport car hire service at Nnamdi...

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Over 5,600 Vehicles Run On Compressed Natural Gas In Benin City

NewsNigeriaTransportationOver 5,600 Vehicles Run On Compressed Natural Gas In Benin City

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 22, 2023

The, has disclosed that Over 5,600 vehicles run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Benin City, the Edo State capital, after the initiative was rolled out in 2007 and commissioned in 2009, according to NIPCO Gas.Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki disclosed this in Benin while speaking to journalists on fuel subsidy removal. “Data from NIPCO Gas, a joint-venture company between NIPCO and Nigeria Gas Company Limited (NGC), indicate that over 5,600 vehicles in Benin...

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