31 h. ago Cross River: Court limits state’s power to collect revenue, impound vehicles

From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar A Cross River High Court has barred the Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CTRA) from imposing fines, collecting revenue, and confiscating vehicles belonging to the Delivery Vehicle Owners and Drivers Association of Nigeria (DELVAN) indefinitely. The High Court, sitting at Akamkpa, was presided over by Justice Offem I. Offem in the suit […] The post Cross River: Court limits state’s power to collect revenue, impound vehicles appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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54 h. ago Travellers flood Ebonyi airport as United Nigeria Airlines begins Lagos flights

Tribune Online Travellers flood Ebonyi airport as United Nigeria Airlines begins Lagos flights Hundreds of travellers thronged the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke, Ebonyi State, as United Nigeria Airlines commenced commercial flight operations from Lagos. Travellers flood Ebonyi airport as United Nigeria Airlines begins Lagos flights Tribune Online

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9 d. ago ‘It’s so upsetting’, World’s tallest woman says after paying for six aircraft seats to fly lying down

Tribune Online ‘It’s so upsetting’, World’s tallest woman says after paying for six aircraft seats to fly lying down Too tall to fit into standard aircraft seats, Rumeysa requires a stretcher for flights — a setup that requires Turkish Airlines to remove six seats and... ‘It’s so upsetting’, World’s tallest woman says after paying for six aircraft seats to fly lying down Tribune Online

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1 week ago NDLEA intercepts iIlicit drug consignment packaged as green tea at Lagos airport

Tribune Online NDLEA intercepts iIlicit drug consignment packaged as green tea at Lagos airport The Loud consignment weighing 62.20kg was concealed inside wraps of green tea that came from Thailand via UAE on an Emirate Airlines flight. NDLEA intercepts iIlicit drug consignment packaged as green tea at Lagos airport Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Ebonyi Airline to kick off commercial operation June 13 – Commissioner

Tribune Online Ebonyi Airline to kick off commercial operation June 13 – Commissioner The Ebonyi State Government has announced 13th June as the commencement date for commercial flight operations at the Ebonyi Airline to kick off commercial operation June 13 – Commissioner Tribune Online

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3 w. ago FG warns airlines against bringing passengers without valid visas, threatens sanctions

The Federal Government has issued a stern warning to international airlines operating into Nigeria, cautioning that any carrier found airlifting read more FG warns airlines against bringing passengers without valid visas, threatens sanctions

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3 w. ago We’ll Sanction Airlines Over Passengers Without Entry Visas – Tunji

Minister of interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said airlines airlifting passengers into Nigeria without valid entry visas, landing and exit cards, would be penalised. He made the remarks at a stakeholders’ sensitisation programme on the implementation of the e-visa, landing and exit cards in Lagos yesterday. According to the minister, Nigeria is not a testing […]

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4 w. ago FG to impose fines on airlines flying passengers without valid visas

By Chinelo Obogo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that sanctions would be imposed on airlines that fly passengers into Nigeria without valid visas. At the sensitisation programme hosted by the immigration in Lagos on Friday on the new e-visa policy which commenced this month, Tunji-Ojo said this decision is the outcome of […] The post FG to impose fines on airlines flying passengers without valid visas appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 w. ago Borno govt imposes N250,000 fine, jail term on illegal tree felling

Tribune Online Borno govt imposes N250,000 fine, jail term on illegal tree felling “Tree cutting, whether at construction sites or within communities, must now be approved by the Ministries of Environment and Justice. Every tree felled must be replaced with two seedlings, which must be nurtured for at least two years," Borno govt imposes N250,000 fine, jail term on illegal tree felling Tribune Online

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4 w. ago Flight delays, cancellations soar on aircraft scarcity, poor rescheduling

…As delays near 50% Nearly 50 percent of domestic airlines’ flight operations have either been delayed or cancelled in the read more Flight delays, cancellations soar on aircraft scarcity, poor rescheduling

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last month ValueJet’s flight to Banjul will strengthen Nigeria, Gambia trade relations – Majekodunmi

Omololu Majekodunmi, the Managing Director of ValueJet, has said the airline’s inaugural flight to Banjul, Gambia, would further strengthen the read more ValueJet’s flight to Banjul will strengthen Nigeria, Gambia trade relations – Majekodunmi

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