Sustains suspension of project pending further briefings The face-off between the Red Chamber and the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, took another dimension yesterday, as Senate President Lawan declared that the upper legislative house would not …
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A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, says the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, became a law unto himself and refused to submit to constituted authority. Amachree said this …
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In a bid to enhance indigenous participation across various sectors of Nigeria’s economy, the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund from US$200 million to US$350 …
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There has been a significant increase in the airfares as airlines prepare to resume operations Wednesday. The Federal Government had directed the resumption of domestic flights on July 8th after the March 30th lockdown of the airlines. Checks by our …
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Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said it is almost impossible to achieve physical distancing on flights without hurting the revenue of airlines. He said this during a webinar attended by stakeholders in the aviation sector. The webiner focused on the …
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and the Nigerian Navy have announced plans to harmonise training procedures to effectively safeguard the country’s maritime space. This was revealed in Lagos when the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, hosted the …
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• Govt expands oil, gas intervention fund to N135.8b The Federal Government may have up till 2021 to stop the importation of dirty fuel into the country. The indication came on the heels of a recent report by international resource …
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· Customs can’t jettison 100% physical examination – Abba-Kura · Private sector should be engaged to manage scanners – Freight Agents By Kenneth Jukpor Despite the federal government’s promise to provide scanners and a National Single Window platform available at …
Read More »Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder have handed over three Barges, Furo 1, MV Destiny Bright and an unnamed Metal Barge to the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for further investigation. This …
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The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika had disclosed that aides of Very Important Persons (VIPs) and politicians without business traveling will no longer be allowed to enter the airports when domestic flights resume. Sirika spoke at an interactive session with …
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The Founder, West Blue Consulting, Ms. Valentina Mintah, has been elected as the first black female global Executive Board Member at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Mintah, an Information Technology (IT) guru emerged Executive Board member of the chamber …
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Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured that it would support the House of Representatives, as the legislative arm begins an investigation into the alleged secret bank account operated by the Authority. Following a motion of urgent national importance and the …
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Nigerian airlines lost $2.09bn in April and June, the International Air Transport Association has said. IATA, in its report, titled, ‘Quarantine measures threaten aviation restart in Africa and the Middle East,’ noted that aviation was the worst-hit sector in Africa …
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• How lack of rail, link road threaten project’s success • Plan underway to connect facility, govt affirms Two years before the commencement of operations at the Lekki port, the N596 billion facility is still without a plan for railway …
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By Kenneth Jukpor As part of efforts to ensure exports thrives to strengthen Nigeria’s economy, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Command has reiterated commitment to support export at the nation’s premier seaport, Apapa. Meanwhile, despite the though economic times ocassioned …
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The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has announced that Abuja and Lagos airports will reopen for domestic operations on July 8. He made the announcement in a tweet posted on Wednesday evening. Sirika added that Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and …
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As world airlines gradually return to operations after the coronavirus-induced lockdown, demand in air cargo is also beginning to improve despite subsisting capacity crunch. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for global air freight markets released yesterday, showed that …
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By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to ensure that export processes are seamless and expeditious, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and AP Moller Terminal (APMT) Nigeria have identified avenues to ease export processes at the seaports. Both organizations made the move …
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Fault N1.7b consultation fee award Aviation workers yesterday rejected the planned concession of the big four airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, describing the processes as faulty and unilateral decision of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The …
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The approval by the Federal Government for the resumption of domestic flights will only be given when it is safe to open the airports and airspace to commercial operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said on Tuesday. Also, the NCAA …
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