The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) yesterday denied the Founder and Chairman of Arik Air Limited, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide access to the company’s head office at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, despite a court order granting directors and shareholders of the airline unfettered access to the premises. The Chairman of Arik with some of his […]
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Flight operations were yesterday disrupted across the country, following the two-day strike embarked upon by unions in the aviation sector to protest what they described as unpalatable working conditions. Consequently, both international and local flights were affected, as air travellers could not access the airports. The traffic gridlock that trailed the aviation unions strike was […]
In furtherance of Oando Clean Energy Limited’s ( OCEL) commitment to the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA”), OCEL is pleased to announce that it has taken delivery of the electric mass transit buses that will kick off the Proof of Concept phase of our Sustainable Transport Initiative. Recall that on Thursday, April 28, 2022, […]
The traffic situation on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway has returned to the nightmare it was. The entire expressway, inward and outward Apapa, has been on lockdown, following the breakdown of law and order leading to the hijack of the situation by hoodlums. In the past few days, the traffic situation on the expressway has remained chaotic […]
Accidents occasioned by activities of heavy duty vehicles have failed to abate despite the construction of trailer parks along the Abuja, Niger, Kaduna and Kano roads as drivers have abandoned such facilities. Daily Trust Saturday reports that governments of Niger, Kaduna and Kano states had constructed trailer parks to dissuade articulated vehicle drivers from parking […]
Fuel queues returned to Nigerian cities last week Monday as motorists scrambled to get petroleum products hours after President Bola Tinubu announced that the government would put an end to the fuel subsidy regime. Transport fares and prices of essential goods and services shot up significantly across the country last week as Nigerians grappled with […]
The Damaturu-Kallawa Road Project remains incomplete, causing significant frustration and inconvenience for the residents. The Yobe State government’s ambitious plan to construct a 25.5-kilometre dual carriageway, connecting the state capital to the international airport, was met with high hopes when it was approved in December 2018. However, years later, the Damaturu-Kallawa Road Project remains incomplete, […]
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Nigeria Air – How Sirika Deceived Buhari
Fresh facts have emerged, revealing how the former minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, deceived President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians to unveil the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, 48 hours before his exit from office. A source told Aviation World that the minister deceived Buhari that he was to launch the airline, without informing him that […]
Flight connectivity in and around the northern part of the country has worsened in recent times as prices skyrocket by almost 100 per cent on the routes currently served, findings by Daily Trust have shown. The situation became worse after the temporary suspension of Max Air, one of the airlines with a massive presence in […]
Here are facts on how big the industry is, how much drivers make, and the taxi industry’s role in crime The public transport system has been brought to a halt for more than a week since the minibus taxi industry in the Western Cape went on strike. Taxis are responsible for about 75% of public […]
Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the risks involved thanks to the UN drugs and crime agency, UNODC. “I used to transport sugar from Malawi,” said an anonymous driver, who was arrested for migrant trafficking. “In 2016, I had to wait for several […]
…Submits verified list of defunct ex-NNSL employees to FG c’ttee Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has said it will not relent on its efforts at securing the payment of benefits for disengaged seafarers of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line, NNSL, or their beneficiaries. MWUN has been battling with the Federal Government and its […]
Dedicated bus lanes (DBL) for public transport are expected to get operational on a pilot basis before mid-2024, according to information from the City of Kigali. A DBL is a lane designated to give priority to transit vehicles by separating them from other modes of traffic and allowing them to move through congested areas more […]
Until the last quarter of the 19th century, Ethiopia had no neighboring countries bordering its sea coastal territories across Read Sea, Gulf of Aden and Atlantic Ocean. The advent of European colonialism in the 1880s created new countries bordering Ethiopia such as Somalia, Djibouti and lately Eritrea. However, though Ethiopia unlawfully barred from sea access, […]
Maputo — Mozambique’s publicly owned airports company, ADM, has received more than a million passengers this year, thus recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic somewhat earlier than expected. According to Jose Candrinho, the director of operations of ADM, cited in Thursday’s issue of the independent newssheet ‘Mediafax’, the landmark of a million passengers […]
Harare, Zimbabwe — With few public options, unlicensed vehicles for hire now dominate the transportation industry. But in the rush for cash, justice can take a back seat. One evening in late July 2023, Belinda Mashavire received devastating news: her husband of five months, Joseph Foya, had been killed in a hit-and-run crash a few […]
A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts explain the implications of the controversial accord. What happened? A surprise memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland has aggravated tensions in […]