Month: April 2020

Immigration Begins Distribution Of Cleared Passports To Applicants May 4

  …Says Only Applicants Invited By SMS Will Be Attended To …All Passport Offices Nationwide To Operate Gradual Processing, Enrollment May 25   The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has stated that it would commence the distribution of cleared passports to…

ACI, IATA Call For Urgent Financial Assistance To Protect Jobs, Operations

  Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) today called for governments to quickly grant financial relief to assist airport operators and airlines during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and support the essential connectivity the industry…

IATA Reschedules 76th AGM For November 23-24 In Amsterdam

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it has rescheduled its 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit for 23-24, November 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The 76th AGM and World Air Transport Summit will be…

At Last, Governor Umahi Bows To Pressure, Apologises For Banning Journalists For Life

  At last embattled Governor OF Ebony State David Umahi has finally bowed to pressure by apologising for banning two journalists from entering Ebonyi State Government House and other government facilities in the state for life. Umahi, who apologised in…

UK Airlifts 185 British Nationals through Abuja Airport  

      United Kingdom yesterday airlifted 185 nationals from Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja , a situation that was necessitated by the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The 185 British national were evacuated on…

JIFORM Tasks African Leaders On Good Governance, Irregular Migration

    The Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) has called on African leaders deliver quality governance and stem the tide of irregular migration in the continent by encouraging local or home industrialization to provide jobs for the teaming youths…

IATA Offers $75 Training To Celebrate 75 Years of Airlines Flying Better Together

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is celebrating 75 years of airlines working together through IATA by offering some of its most popular training courses for a special offer of $75. According to IATA’s Director of Training, Stéphanie…

COVID-19 : PEF Allocates $195M To Over 60 Low-Income Countries 

  … Financial Disbursements Begin Next Week   The Steering Body of the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) today announced the allocation of $195.84 million to 64 of the world’s poorest countries with reported cases of COVID-19. Special attention, PEF…

IATA Calls For Global Mutual Recognition By Civil Aviation Authorities

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on regulators to take urgent action to help civil aviation operate seamlessly and safely between states during the COVID-19 pandemic. The international airline body also urged CAA’s to help facilitate…

Full Text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Lockdown Broadcast to the Nation

    ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA,MONDAY,…