FAAN Receives Two Ambulifts for Lagos Airport
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has taken delivery of two ambulifts for deployment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to assist passengers with reduced mobility. FAAN disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X handle on Thursday. The authority said the ambulifts would assist passengers who require additional […]
FG Seeks New IATA Code for Osubi Airport
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government has asked the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to review the three-letter code assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made the request in a letter to IATA’s Area Manager for West and Central Africa, Samuel Fatokun, saying the airport’s current […]
Senate Warns Revenue Agencies Over Breach of Remittance Laws
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate on Wednesday threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against more than 30 federal revenue-generating agencies and government-owned enterprises over alleged violations of statutory revenue remittance laws and refusal to honour invitations to appear before its Committee on Finance. The warning followed a point of order raised during plenary by the […]
2027: North Will Back Tinubu’s Re-election, Says Ganduje
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, says Northern Nigeria will give strong backing to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. This is as Ganduje dismissed claims that the North would not support Tinubu, describing such views as misguided. He said the region is prepared to […]
Nigeria, East/Southern Africa Launch Air Cargo Trade Route
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has commissioned the inaugural Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor. The Air Cargo Corridor marks a major milestone in regional trade facilitation and continental integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework. The historic flag-off event […]