Author: Wole Shadare

***To launch tourism development ***OBJ tasks NANTA on tourism    The Federal Government has concluded plans to ease the difficulty of obtaining Nigerian visa for travellers willing to come to the country, adding that applicants would now get their visa in 48 hours. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed who was represented by the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Dr. Paul Adalikwu at…

The recent crash reports released by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has elicited reactions and issues especially on Dana Air crash, which AIB, the airline and stakeholders said was avoidable if the right things were done. WOLE SHADARE writes   So long a wait The wait was long. Many had wanted to know what led to the crash of a Dana flight from Abuja to Lagos, which sad event occurred in the afternoon of Sunday,…

Getting Airline Operator Certificate (AOC) in Nigeria is as tough as allowing a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, especially for a new entrant. Experts said the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is so strict with the issuance of AOC while others have accused the aviation regulatory agency of not being thorough and diligent enough. WOLE SHADARE writes   Highly capital intensive Airline is a high cash burn business. You spend close…

Nigeria’s foremost indigenous courier and logistics company, Red Star Express Plc has assured its clients and customers nationwide that the closure of the Abuja Airport will not affect its business.   Abuja is a major destination for all courier business. Most packages emanate from Lagos and other economic cities such as Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan for next day delivery to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while others transit through Abuja to core northern states….

President of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN),  Ahmadu Ilitrus said he was not aware of the purported redundancy notice to workers and plans to sack workers. Ilitrus described the move as unacceptable to them as meeting to that effect has been scheduled for Friday saying that the union has advised workers not to collect any letter from the management of Aero.  According to the ATSSSAN President, “We are not against redundancy…

  Virgin Atlantic has announced the appointment of Samuel Lindfield as the new Country Manager for Nigeria.   Samuel took up his new position in January 2017 with overall responsibility for Virgin Atlantic flights to and from Nigeria.   Based in Lagos, Lindfield will lead a team of around 50 individuals – including commercial, operational and customer service teams – to deliver industry leading safe, punctual flights between Lagos and London Heathrow.   A qualified…

  *Staff issued with redundancy letters *Airline grapples with challenges     Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Aero Contractors has concluded plans to sack 60 per cent of its workforce occasioned by mounting personnel costs according to the managing director of the airline, Capt Ado Sanusi. The management of the airline said in a statement today that during the week, letter of redundancy which affected about 60 per cent of its workforce were issued.    Sanusi…