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Travel agencies in Nigeria have renewed their call to the Federal Government to reopen the nation's airports for international operations to avoid the collapse of the downstream sector of the aviation industry.
There is still uncertainty over the resumption of international flights four months after the suspension by the gove… read more
In order to grow the air transport industry to significantly contribute to the country's gross domestic product, create jobs and provide efficient service to the country, it must adopt decisive diplomatic policies to protect local carriers. Unfolding events in the aviation sector during the coronavirus lockdown showed that Nigeria may sti… read more
Dr Rufus Ebegba, an agriculturist and environmental biologist is the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). In this interview with MICHAEL JEGEDE, Ebegba spoke on the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons to be learnt from the global menace, particularly by African countries. Excerpts:
The N… read more
Nigerian banks have continued to make their foray into East Africa’s financial sectors, with the recent acquisition of Kenya’s Transnational Bank by Access Bank of Nigeria.
According to standardmedia.co.ke, Access is not the first Nigerian bank to get a foothold in Kenya; Guaranty Trust (GT) and UBA already have a presence here. The choice… read more
At mid-year, African economies, already battered by the Covid-19 pandemic are now facing a total GDP loss of at least $145.5 billion. With many countries recording an unprecedented surge in the number of infections, and the continent's total cases surpassing the half million mark as per World Health Organisation data, Africa is forecast to suffe… read more
Exactly a week after commercial airlines resumed flight services on Lagos-Abuja route, local airlines are struggling to sustain operations and meet cost as load factor hovers around 40 per cent.
The day-one optimism of about 70 per cent traffic across some of the local carriers has waned. Some of the operators c… read more
Aviation is perhaps the engine room of the entire tourism sector. By its basic definition of tourism means the two can only be bedfellows. The World Tourism Organisation, United Nation’s agency responsible for the promotion of sustainable tourism defines tourism as a social, cultural, and economic phenomenon that entails the movement of people t… read more
Air travel has been one of the hardest-hit industries by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as a slump in demand among global passengers. From high-cost carriers to low-cost flights, aircraft have been grounded, as international, regional, and even national routes remain cancelled. Consequently, the unpreceden… read more
AT 84 days in, we’re seeing an easing of restrictions for South Africans. The opening of our borders still remains our greatest opportunity for recovery and we have to wait for that, but all these small steps reinforce the hope we all carry and the determination South Africans have in getting our economy working. And, to be honest, it will be ni… read more
Global airlines are once again taking to the skies as nations ease the lockdown to salvage the economy. With the curve still not flattening in many parts of the world, a new mode of living and of doing businesses are now emerging. It is the era of a new normal!Unlike the golden age of modern air travel that just rolled by unannounced, airlines a… read more
High pressure on Travel Agencies because of N26 Billion unused tickets
Nigeria: The need to Protect Local Airlines
African countries not prepared for COVID-19 – Dr Ebegba
Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires Kenyan bank
Nigeria: Domestic airlines risk collapse as load factor declines
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