Lagos announces emergency traffic diversion Thursday
Businessam Staff
December 8, 2021
The Lagos State government has announced that it will be diverting vehicular traffic on Ahmadu Bello Way from Adeola Odeku intersection inwards Adetokunbo Ademola Roundabout (Eko Hotel) from tomorrow Thursday, December, 2021 from 8 am to 2 pm. Announcing the diversion plan, Frederic Oladeinde, the commissioner for transportation, explained that the route will be temporarily […]
Nigerian hoteliers should build for growth with standardisation, training
Dikachi ElembaDecember 8, 2021
By Dikachi Elemba, in Owerri. Expert at IHTEF says no longer business as usual Nigerian hoteliers have been told to work hard to build a hospitality industry that strives for growth that will not only be of benefit to operators in the hotels and tourism space, but also benefit their workers and the […]
Emirates flights touch down in Lagos, Abuja to jubilant welcome by passengers
Sade WilliamsDecember 7, 2021
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. The highly anticipated return of Emirates to Nigeria has happened as Emirates touched down in both Abuja and Lagos on Sunday. The spectacular water cannon welcome at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos marked the restart of daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. Both flights from Dubai, EK 785 to Abuja and […]
AMCON’s NG Eagle in line for AOC
Sade WilliamsDecember 6, 2021
By Sade Williams/business a.m. Senate directs corporation to publish debtors list Senator Uba Sani, chairman, senate committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions, is unhappy with the Ministry of Aviation for frustrating the efforts of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a government debt resolution agency, that has scaled all huddles that […]
Air Peace begins flights into new Anambra airport Dec.7
Sade WilliamsDecember 6, 2021
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Following the recent approval of the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, will commence scheduled flights into the airport on tomorrow, Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Stanley Olisa, spokesman for Air Peace, in a statement, said that Anambra […]
United Airlines explains: ‘Why we prefer Washington-Lagos-Washington route’
Sade WilliamsDecember 3, 2021
By Sade Williams/business a.m. United returns, offering premium products, great fare To train 10 Nigerian female pilots The management of United Airlines has explained that it changed its old route, Huston-Lagos-Houston to Washington-Lagos-Washington because of the strategic location of Washington DC to the operations of the airline. The airline, which returned to Lagos […]
Emirates resumes daily flights Dec. 5 on busy Nigeria-Dubai route
Sade WilliamsDecember 2, 2021
By Sade Williams/business a.m. Abuja, Lagos to enjoy daily flights Busy destination Dubai-Nigeria-Dubai is back on the cards of Emirates Airways daily operational schedule for passengers from Sunday 5 December, 2021 and the airline is promising to offer customers enhanced connectivity to and through Dubai. The world’s largest international airline will operate to […]
NAHCO controls ground handling as United Airlines returns to Nigeria
Sade WilliamsDecember 2, 2021
By Sade Williams/business a.m. NAHCO Plc, the Nigeria leader in airport ground handling operations, took full control of handling business in the welcoming of the United States-based United Airlines back to Lagos, Nigeria, in a manner analysts have described as admirable. The Airline flight UA612 touched down at about 11:10 a.m. at the […]
New airline, K-Impex Airlines, targets domestic cargo, begins operations Q1, 2022
Sade WilliamsNovember 23, 2021
By Sade Williams All things being equal, Nigeria’s aviation industry will welcome a new carrier, K-Impex Airlines, which is targeting what its promoters see as opportunities in the country’s domestic cargo transportation business. Although it is preparing to begin operations in the first quarter of 2022 with scheduled passenger, cargo and charter flights across the […]
Ibom Air, fast-rising carrier, orders 10 Airbus A220 aircraft to boost fleet
Ben EguzozieNovember 18, 2021
Ibom Air, the Nigerian carrier owned by the subnational government of Akwa Ibom State, has ordered 10 A220 aircraft with Airbus, the European plane manufacturer, during the ongoing Dubai Air show, at the purpose-built DWC event arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Nigerian domestic airliner, smarting from a recent feat of its one-millionth […]