The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers after almost one year. This follows a historic agreement between President Bola Tinubu and his UAE counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale....
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Immigration Warns Nigerians Against Travelling To Niger Republic
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller in charge of the Jibia Special Border Command, Katsina State, Mustapha Sani, has warned Nigerians against travelling to the Niger Republic. This is due to the crisis in the Niger Republic following a coup d’etat in the country. The West African nation has been hit with sanctions in the...
All Travel Essentials New York-To The Rescue
A travel essentials technology company ALL TRAVEL ESSENTIALS LLC New York have unveiled an innovative plug and play energy storage devices-SCG2500 and SCG2500P PRO that are set to change the way we carry energy and recharge electricity in our homes, cars and business places around in the world. These devices named SCG 2500 Portable...
Court Bans FRSC From Operating On State, LG Roads
The Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State has restricted operations of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to only federal roads. The appellate court delivered the judgment in Appeal No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC and Darlington Ugo Ehikim. The court dismissed the appeal filed by the FRSC challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court,...
UK Immigration Fee Hikes Face Criticism
The UK’s oldest medical union on Saturday hit out at government plans to increase the amount migrant workers pay to use the state healthcare service, to cover public-sector wage increases. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government this week approved recommendations to boost wages of teachers, doctors and police by between 5.0 to 7.0 percent. Sunak ruled...
Air Force Plane Crashes In Benue
A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Channels Television reports that the incident happened on Friday evening, while on a routine training exercise. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. He said two pilots onboard...
NCAA Suspends Max Air Domestic Flights Indefinitely
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of all Boeing B737 aircraft of domestic carrier, Max Air. The suspension is with immediate effect, according to a letter by the regulator to the domestic airline. The letter was dated July 12, 2023 and marked NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/363. It was titled, ‘Suspension of Parts A3 and...
Crew Onboard Titanic Submersible Dead, OceanGate Mourns
Sub operator, OceanGate says all five people onboard a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have been lost. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the company said in a pensive statement on Thursday. The company...
Senate Committee Says Nigeria Air Shrouded In Secrecy, Reps Committee Says Launch ‘A Fraud’
The Senate Committee on Aviation has criticised the unveiling of Nigeria Air saying the project was shrouded in secrecy. The Committee members expressed its misgivings towards the unveiling of the national carrier during a meeting with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Emmanuel Meribole; the Interim Managing Director, Nigeria Air, Capt Dapo Olumide...
Photos: New Hospitality Haven, Grand Elite Hotel Berths In Abeokuta
The hospitality sector, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital will in few months’ time received yet another boost as a new entrant will add to the business. Findings gathered that the new hospitality haven known as Grand Elite Hotel, located in the serene industrial estate, Ile Ishe Pan area in Abeokuta North local government will...