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Unions protest airport concession, sue minister, FAAN

Unions protest airport concession, sue minister, FAAN

  Aviation workers’ unions have dragged the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to court over the planned concession of major airports across the country, The media has learnt. The workers’ unions comprising Air …

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CILT Tasks FG To Streamline Rail, Road Infrastructure Management

CILT Tasks FG To Streamline Rail, Road Infrastructure Management

    The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport of Nigeria (CILTN) has called on Federal Government to streamline the maintenance of road and rail infrastructure in the country to prevent occasional mishaps and carnages such as experienced in Ikeja, …

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WISTA, WIMA WIMOWCA Join Forces To Mark 2023 IWD

WISTA, WIMA WIMOWCA Join Forces To Mark 2023 IWD

Three maritime women organizations, Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria, African Women in Maritime (WIMA) Nigeria and Women in Maritime of West and Central Africa (WIMOWCA) Nigeria are collaborating to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on …

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NPA Can Repay Port Reconstruction Loan – Bello-Koko

NPA Commends MWUN Over Support In New Welfare Package

  The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has cited the support of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) as a critical success factor to the long drawn process of securing approval for increase in the salary of its workers, which …

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Nigeria Air: Sirika, Daughter Charged With N2.7bn Fraud

Foreign airlines trapped funds hit $743m – IATA

  The International Air Transport Association on Tuesday disclosed that the trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have risen by 12.39 per cent to $743,721,097 in January 2023 from $662m in the corresponding period last year, the …

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Review N1,000 NIN fee, presidential council tells NIMC

Review N1,000 NIN fee, presidential council tells NIMC

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, on Tuesday, called on the National Identity Management Commission to review its newly introduced charge of N1,000 for National Identification Number integration and verification for each Nigerian passport applicant. PEBEC made the call in …

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Nigerians to pay N1,000 NIN fee for passports

Nigerians to pay N1,000 NIN fee for passports

Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number. The National Identity Management Commission disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, on Monday. According to …

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FG shuts Lagos airport runway, diverts international flights

FG shuts Lagos airport runway, diverts international flights

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced that Runway 18R and 36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be shut for eight weeks down for maintenance. The Runway 18R and 36L is specifically dedicated for international flights. …

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Emefiele’s  CBN Stinks

Emefiele finally bows to pressure, says old naira notes legal tender

  Exactly 10 days after the Supreme Court judgement mandating the use of old N,1000 and N500 notes as legal tender till December 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday bowed to pressure and officially …

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NAFDAC, Customs, NDLEA partner on narcotics, drug abuse menace among youths

NAFDAC, Customs, NDLEA partner on narcotics, drug abuse menace among youths

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria Customs Service and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have partnered to fight menace of narcotics and drug abuse among youths. A statement by NAFDAC Resident Media …

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Association tasks charcoal producers on afforestation

Association tasks charcoal producers on afforestation

The National Charcoal Producers, Dealers and Exporters Association of Nigeria is set for a consultative meeting with government agencies to sensitise charcoal stakeholders on the importance of afforestation. The association made this known in a statement made available to the …

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Pilots back NCAT tuition hike

Pilots back NCAT tuition hike

Stakeholders in the aviation industry have expressed support for the hike in the standard pilot fee of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. They said the tuition hike was long overdue as the institution had not reviewed its fee …

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NCAA probes Lufthansa over alleged passengers’ maltreatment

NCAA probes Lufthansa over alleged passengers’ maltreatment

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigation into the alleged maltreatment of over Nigeria-bound passengers by German carrier-Lufthansa Airlines The General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, who made the disclosure in Lagos, said the agency had got …

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IATA warns Nigeria as airlines trapped funds hit $802m

African airlines record 124% passenger traffic growth – IATA

African airlines have recorded a 124 per cent growth in passenger traffic in the past year, the  International Air Transport Association has said. The Switzerland-based IATA, which represents international airlines globally, said the recovery in air travel demand was continuing …

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NPA boosts TinCan ports security

NPA boosts TinCan ports security

The Nigerian Ports Authority has strengthened security at TinCan Island ports with the erection of a concrete fence and the installation of an automated access control gate. The Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, said revealed this recently during a …

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Lagos releases impounded vehicles free of charge

Lagos releases impounded vehicles free of charge

AP guber candidate assures transformational leadership, plans to reposition state Lagos State Government has begun the release of impounded vehicles to their owners free of charge owing to cash crunch that has hit the nation following the Central Bank of …

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‘Double taxation, FX charges killing $10 billion barging business’

‘Double taxation, FX charges killing $10 billion barging business’

Double taxation and charges in foreign currency for barging business are crippling the industry, which has potential revenue generation of $10 billion into the government’s account, operators have warned. The President of the Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN), Olubunmi …

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FG disburses N309bn grant to exporting firms

FG disburses N309bn grant to exporting firms

  The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N308, 458, 160, 546.41 worth of promissory notes to 199 exporting companies. According to a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Ndubueze Okeke, the disbursement come …

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WiLAT Nigeria Elects New Executive

WiLAT Nigeria Elects New Executive

The Women in Logistics and Transport(WiLAT)Nigeria recently re-elected its executive members to manage the affairs of the organization for another three years tenure. In a terse press statement sent to MMS Plus, the Public Relations Officer of WiLAT , Mrs. …

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Freight Rates Continue Downward Spiral

Freight Rates Continue Downward Spiral

    The latest updates from Xeneta and Sea-Intelligence show a bleak picture for the container market as container lines choose a price war over aggressive capacity management. Xeneta’s data shows that on the five major front-haul routes out of …

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