Travel news Niger
Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
It was one of the Buhari government's key promises for Nigeria's aviation sector. Despite the colossal sums invested since the announcement of its creation in 2018, Nigeria Air did not finally take off at the end of May as promised. The first Boeing 737-800, 11 years old, of the future national flag, was dispatched to its original base in Addis Ababa on Saturday May 27, 2023.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a significant development for the African continent and presents a tremendous opportunity for Nigeria to increase its trade volume, encourage tourism and boost its economy, Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has said.
Mr Adebayo disclosed this while delive… read more
Last Friday’s landing of an Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737-860 Max aircraft with registration Number ET-APL painted in the livery of Nigeria Air, an airline with no Air Operators Certificate (AOC) on what was described as a static display, is still stirring controversy.
In a bid not to end the regime after seven and a half years of procras… read more
Air Peace, Nigeria's largest airline, has around thirty aircraft, half of which are grounded. To make up for this, the carrier regularly charters aircraft.
The Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) were once again in Durban
to participate in this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba. Over 70 of the
Union’s members took part in various activities and events of the
three-day tourism expo.
From the pre-Indaba BONDay event to the opening plenary session, B2B,
speed marketing and… read more
About three thousand Nigerian young persons will undergo critical cultural tourism training in China, strategically billed to reduce unemployment and crime, and also to mobilize the youths to drive the Nigerian creative cultural tourism economy.
The cheering development was brokered by the Director General, National Council f… read more
For centuries, the phenomenon of bird migration has awed humanity. So much so, that the 4th Century BC Greek philosopher Aristotle, noting that the types of birds around him changed with the seasons, suggested that birds hibernated in trees or underwater and magically changed into different types of birds during winter. In the 17th Century, Engl… read more
More than 6,000 delegates, including 1,000 international buyers and
1,000 exhibitors showcasing 350 products, were captivated as South
Africa’s Tourism Minister, Patricia de Lille, delivered her keynote
address at the official opening of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2023.
Indaba boasts exhibitors from 21 African countries, including 10
… read more
In a momentous event on May 9, the Nigeria Kajura Wagon Assembly Plant, established as part of the collaboration between China Civil Engineering (CCECC) and the Nigerian government, successfully completed the delivery of its initial consignment of 60 railway flat wagons. This landmark achievement signifies a significant breakthrough in Ni… read more
Rano Air on Sunday commenced scheduled flight services from its base in Kano to the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos.
The airline’s aircraft, Embraer ERJ with the registration number: 5N-BZX and 50-seat capacity, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos at 2:47 pm with 35 passengers.
Speaking on the … read more
Nigeria Air's launch will have to wait as its first aircraft returns to Ethiopia
How Tourism, AfCFTA can boost Nigeria's economy
Air Peace adds a leased Airbus A330 to its fleet
TOUGHA wraps up successful participation in Indaba 2023
3,000 Nigerians to undergo cultural tourism training in China to boost Nigeria creative tourism
Africa’s Travel Indaba: collaboration and innovation key to consolidating post pandemic gains
Rano Air commences operations as BASL promises support
