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Xenophobia: FG to evacuate Nigerians from South Africa

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Wole Shadare

As part of efforts to protect her citizens in troubled South Africa, the Federal Government has directed that Nigerians that are willing to come home should immediately be evacuated from the country by Friday free of charge. They would be evacuated from the country by Air Peace on Friday. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was revealed that the move is not compulsory but for Nigerians who wish to leave…

Foremost aviation institution, NCAT commences OND, HND programme

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria has commenced admission into Ordinary National Diploma (OND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and Post Graduate Diploma into various fields of academy. Capt. Abdulsalami Mohammed, the Rector of the college told journalists in Lagos that the essence of the programmes was to improve the academic knowledge of professionals in the sector. According to Mohammed, NCAT had sought and received accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for…

Unspoiled The Place, Tokeh, Sierra Leone reaches out to Nigerian tour operators, market

Posted on May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 by Wole Shadare

A sense of adventure is required to be tempted by this small West African nation, but Sierra Leone has more for visitors to discover than just its thought-provoking history. One of the attractions to Sierra Leone is The Place Resort, Tokeh, which has become Sierra Leone’s Premier Beach Resort. Inspired by all four of the older resorts opened six years ago is fast welcoming the same amount of international guests and help put Sierra Leone…

Nigeria: Need for aviation infrastructure devt

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s quest to address her aviation infrastructure gaps is yielding dividend since infrastructure is a unique and indispensable catalyst for socio-economic growth. WOLE SHADARE writes Steady traffic rise Nigeria has achieved remarkable economic growth through aviation especially in the past two years, as all the indices point to a steady rise in passenger traffic, stability of the sector in the face of hiccups in other sectors that hitherto cast a shadow on the general economic outlook for the country….

Sabre boss, Olowo, FAAN MD, Dunoma win Tourism Transport Summit awards

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Wole Shadare

For their outstanding achievements in the aviation and travel industry, the duo of President, Sabre Network Incorporated, Dr. Gabriel Olowo and the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Saleh Dunoma have been honoured. Olowo and Dunoma won Aviation Technology Achievement Award and Outstanding Leadership in Airport Management and Operational Efficiency for the Year 2018 respectively at the Transportation and Tourism Industries Combined Summit and Expo at the Tourism Transport Summit and Expo 2019,…

Bebi escapes sanction as FAAN withdraws services from Kebbi, Gombe airports

Posted on May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) made good its threat to shut airports owing the agency as it withdrew services from Gombe and Kebbi airports over N811 million debts. Spokeswoman for FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu confirmed the closure when she spoke to Woleshadarenews on telephone. She disclosed that Bebi Airport escaped the hammer following the speedy settlement of its debts to FAAN. Bebi Airport is an airport serving Bebi in Cross River State of…

Virgin Atlantic appoints Justin Bell as new Commercial Manager for Nigeria

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Commences duties from June 2019 ALML Nigeria to continue commercial, operational support for airline To celebrate 18 years Lagos-London route in July 2019 British carrier, Virgin Atlantic has appointed Justin Bell as the airline’s Commercial Manager for Nigeria. Bell will be responsible for the airline’s daily commercial activity in the region and will commence duties in June 2019. He is familiar to many in Nigeria, having been Virgin Atlantic’s Airport Manager in Lagos for…

Visas still barrier to travel across Africa as Namibia simplify processes

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The dream of ameliorating visa hiccups for Africans on the continent is still a long way off but Namibia’s High Commission in Nigeria today simplified visa processing for Nigerians who want to visit the country by opening visa processing desk in Lagos. This would make it seamless for prospective travellers living in Lagos and South West states to get their visa in Lagos rather than travel to Abuja for the purpose. This is coming as Lagos state…

Crash investigation: AIB set to train 400 security agents

Posted on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to prevent tampering with evidences that would aid successful accident investigation findings, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is organising training for personnel of security agencies. The two-day workshop, which commenced on Monday in Lagos and ended yesterday, focused on protection of investigation evidences by first responders who in most cases are personnel of security agencies. The workshop is with the theme: ‘Air Disaster Management.’ At least, 400 personnel, drawn from Nigeria Police and…

Sanwo-Olu backs Boku Academy/Innovatum, Teleperformance deal on job creation, others

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Wole Shadare

A fresh vista of opportunity has been given to teeming, enterprising Nigerian youths as Boku Academy/Innovatum Technology have synergised with Teleperformance, a reputable firm in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Boku Academy/Innovatum is partnering with an international company to bring the experience to Nigerians, disclosing that it will start with 40 people. At the introduction of the first set of young people hired for the project by Boku Academy /Innovatum, to Lagos State Governor-Elect, Mr….

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