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Nigeria: Zenith Bank Ranked Number One Bank
Zenith Bank Plc has again emerged as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by the Banker Magazine.
Climbing a whopping 29 spots from 415 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks, Zenith Bank retained its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria with Tie… read more
Nigeria: Domestic flights resumes 8th July
Domestic flight operations are to resume on the 8th of July, 2020.
Abuja and Lagos airports will be the only airports approved for flights operations on the 8th of July.
The Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement this evening after a virtual meeting with stakeholders said other airports namely Kano,… read more
EU approves 12 African Countries for Flights while Banning South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
The European Union has approved flights from 12 African countries into the region as it prepares to open its borders to international operations from July while excluding South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.
According to schengenvisainfo.com, citizens from 54 countries will benefit from the reopening which is expected to happen b… read more
FAAN to restrict multiple departures of airlines from same terminal
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says it has concluded plans to restrict multiple departures of airlines from the same terminals at the same time when flights resume.
The arrangement according to the Managing Director, FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu says the restriction would mean spacing of the flights to ensure t… read more
Still no decision about restarting flights in Nigeria
Airpeace demonstrates readiness to resume flights
As the resumption of domestic flight operations is drawing near, Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, on Wednesday June 24, 2020, in a show of strength and readiness to resume operations, littered the Nigerian airspace with several of its fleets of aircraft in SHAKEDOWN flights. It should be recalled that the airline has a mixed fleet of… read more
Dana ready for flight resumtion
Ahead of flight resumption, Nigerian carrier Dana Air on Wednesday carried out a dry run at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) and shakedown flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt and back.
According to a statement by the airline’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, Dana Air had to carry out the exercise to de… read more
FAAN jacks up PSC to N2,000 for domestic and $100 for international with Minister’s...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has jacked up its Passengers Service Charge, PSC to N2,000 for domestic and international $100 effective 1st August, 202 0. The previous charge for domestic was N1,000 while that of international was $50.The increment and intention to implement the new charges was communicated to the… read more
Nigerian airlines, Air Peace and Dana Air conduct flight exercises in anticipation of flight resumpt
Ahead of the planned resumption of commercial flight operations in Nigeria’s domestic aviation industry, Air Peace and Dana Air have carried out flight exercises in readiness to restart commercial services. Dana Air on Wednesday carried out a dry run at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) and shakedown flights from Lagos to Port Harcour… read more
Nigeria: Sirika assures affordable fares when flights restart
The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has assures government is doing everything possible to ensure that airfares do not skyrocket beyond the reach of Nigerians at flight resumption. He said the airfares maybe different but it would not be something passengers cannot afford. Senator Sirika gave the assurance at the Presidential Task Force, PTF on… read more
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