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Bernard: My journey into the travel business world

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Bankole Bernard, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Finchglow Holdings is an unassuming personality and one who ventured into the travel industry to not only change the narrative but to leave a lasting legacy for generations unborn. Bernard was so passionate about the aviation and travel sector that he left a lucrative banking job to take a plunge into an unfamiliar terrain which has seen his little beginning transform into a conglomerate of monumental proportions….

Turkish Airlines, union spat festers, NUATE wants GM exit from Nigeria

Posted on May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Carrier’s $6000 fraud allegation by seven Nigerians cooked The truce brokered by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over the face-off between Turkish Airlines and unions in the aviation industry may have yielded no result as the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has chided the General Manager of the airline, Lokman Balkan for the way he is handling the issue that saw the union picket the carrier last week In a statement issued on…

FG to provide E-gates for four major airports, exercise part of border control, safety, says Minister

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…NIS completes data centre, to begin passport home delivery …107, 000 yet to be picked up by applicants Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Friday inspected the User Acceptance Test (UAT) of the E-gate already installed at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos which he said will be completed Monday next week. Also, the Minister disclosed that the four major airports across the country name The Lagos airport is the second…

Emirates: Stakeholders predict major shift in Nigerian market dynamics

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Seek urgent resolution on Dubai visa The announcement last week of Emirates Airlines’ resumption to the Nigerian market 18 months after it exited as a result of a diplomatic face-off between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have sent jitters down the spines of other carriers that filled the void created by the carrier’s exit. While announcing Emirates flight resumption last week, Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer said, “We…

Nigeria, Saudi eye small chunk of $6 trillion cargo market, to resume joint flights

Posted on May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has disclosed that cargo flight operations between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are set to resume after years of inactivity. On Tuesday, Keyamo announced this via a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. The Aviation Minister discussed the resumption of cargo flight operations with Saleh Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the ongoing Future Aviation…

How access to data undermines Africa’s aviation sector, says Avialog CEO

Posted on May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Lack of accurate data has negatively impacted the continent’s aviation industry. This was the view of the chairman and Chief executive officer of Avialog Company Limited, Dr. Richard Aisuebeogun at the just concluded 12th Aviation Stakeholders and Safety Summit Convention put together by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Flight Safety Foundation and hosted by Ethiopian Airlines in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Aisuebeogun noted that there is a need for all the players in the industry…

Two years after UAE-Nigeria spat, Emirates to resume flights 0ct 1

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Two years after Emirates exited Nigeria over a face-off with the Nigerian government, the carrier will resume operations to the country on October 1, 2024. Emirates will resume services to Nigeria from 1 October 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai, offering customers more choices and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to Dubai. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to douse the tension and resolve the frosty relations between Nigeria and the United…

Minister laments Nigeria’s difficult visa processes, tourists, investors to get travel permit in 48 hours

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has expressed worry over the cumbersome nature of visa processes, lamenting the ease of doing business with Nigeria’s visa processes. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris said going forward, those investors and tourists would find it easy to acquire a visa within the next 48 hours. Speaking at the end of the extended FEC meeting on Tuesday, Idris said President Bola Tinubu approved the setting up of the committee to…

Minister seeks dedicated power-line for MAKIA, others for Hajj, FAAN re-opens runway 18/L

Posted on May 12, 2024May 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has solicited support from the Kano State Government for a dedicated power line to the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to enhance the airport’s power supply and improve the cooling system—a pressing need given recent concerns. He called for the Kano State Government’s support when he paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of the State, Abba Kabir Yusuf intending to ensure successful 2024 Hajj…

Dana’s audit commences, disengages staff, holds talks with lessors

Posted on May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Dana Air’s operations which operations were suspended first by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and later by the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo has given an update about the audit it is currently undergoing with the relevant aviation authorities. The carrier in a statement said the audit, currently underway, is a collaborative effort between it and the authorities to ensure compliance with all necessary standards…

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