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Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, shared the planned $1bn investment and will include:
FAAN announces closure of departure Drop Off Zone at Lagos Int. Airport for canopy...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) effective today Wednesday, October 6, 2021, announced the temporary closure of the regular Drop Off Zone at the departure frontage of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The temporary closure is to allow for the completion of the ongoing canopy installation works at the concou… read more
What to expect when travelling to these top business destinations in Africa, Middle East
Even though the pandemic threw a spanner in the works, South Africans continue to turn their eyes to the continent for business opportunities.
Bonnie Smith, GM, FCM South Africa, explains that FCM customers are keen to take to the road again to explore new opportunities for growth, e… read more
Seychelles now open to all visitors from Africa
Visitors from the African continent are allowed to enter the Seychelles Island. vaccinated and unvaccinated passengers are allowed entry to the islands without the need for quarantine on arrival.
Entry and stay conditions will not be affected by COVID-19 vaccination status, but visitors are strongly encouraged to be fully immunis… read more
Opinion: Tourism investment challenges and realities during COVID-19
It’s not news to anyone, that prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was one of the most prominent economic sectors worldwide. And figures such as a 4% of growth, 1.5 million visitors per year, $1.3 trillion dollars because of tourism investments, or the fact that one out of 10 jobs globally were related to the tourism s… read more
AERO Contractors takes delivery of two Airbus 320
The management of Aero contractors, one of Nigeria’s oldest aviation company on Thursday welcomed two brand new Airbus 320 from Heston airline based in Lithuania.
Captain Mahmood Abdullahi, the company’s CEO expressed excitement at a brief ceremony organized to receive the new Aircrafts in Abuja, adding that the Aero Contractors, ha… read more
Why NG Eagle Is Yet to Commence Operations
A new airline, NG Eagle being floated by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) is yet to obtain Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to start operation because one of the aircraft needed to secure minimum number of equipment that would qualify it for certification is not ready.
The aircraft, a Boeing B737-700 originally owne… read more
Emir of Kano urges NANTA to rebrand Kano into tourism destination
Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano, has promised to assist National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), to rebrand Kano as a veritable cultural tourism destination on the West Coast of Africa.
His Royal Highness who received the President of NANTA, Mrs Susan Akporiaye and her delegation on a curtsey visit to th… read more
Why Ethiopia Airlines is supporting Single African Air Transport Market Policy
Ethiopian Airlines has reiterated that the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) policy would give the carriers from the continent the opportunity to dominate the continent’s sky. This is, as the airline said that it would continue to take the growth of African airlines and aviation as a top priority.
Mr. Esayas WolderM… read more
Aero Contractors takes delivery of two Airbus 320
The Aero Contractors, Nigeria's oldest aviation company, yesterday took delivery of two Airbus 320 from Heston airline based in Lithuania.
The two aircraft touchdown the runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, yesterday's afternoon and was immediately received at the airport by the Managing Director of t… read more
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