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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has (today) Wednesday sacked the Commissioners for Tourism- Folorunsho Folarin- Coker, Finance- Dr Mustapha Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr Ekundayo Mobereola and effected a reshuffle of his cabinet. TVC news reports. In a Press Statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, the …

After auditioning in 8 Cities in Nigeria, Zanzy Entertainment the Producers of Mr Tourism Nigeria Pageant has released photos of the sexiest Men in Nigeria who will make It to the ACHIEVERS Camp this year. Mr Tourism Nigeria Pageant is currently in its 6th season this year with the theme …

Despite the current economic recession, Nigeria’s future is bright, as the country diversifies its economy away from oil, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in Lagos on Tuesday. NTA reports. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 2016 World Tourism Day in Eko Atlantic, the city …

The Department of Transportation on Wednesday unveiled a new plan to increase the rights and protections of airline passengers. CNBC reports.  The department said the rules will forbid “undisclosed bias by airlines and online ticket agents,” compel companies to provide “more complete” airline performance reports, better protect travelers with disabilities …

I stumbled on this news on Linkedin and thought it was worth sharing…… We sure need more Airlines in Nigeria. A lot of Aviators are out of Jobs…  

German airline Lufthansa says a jet headed from Frankfurt to Orlando made an emergency landing in Gander, Newfoundland after the crew detected smoke in the cockpit. Lufthansa spokesman Joerg Waber said Wednesday that the crew of Flight 464, a Boeing 747-400 with 345 passengers and 18 crew members on board, …

The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday in Abuja said the Federal Government needed One Trillion Naira to turn around the country’s aviation sector. Sirika said this at a four-day public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation. The hearing is focused on “The …

Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Abubakar Sirika, has allayed fear that on-going moves to concession four airports would be injurious to the country. Sirika, who appeared before House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Mrs. Nkiruka Onyejiocha, also faulted the notion that there was a mass retrenchment …

Nigerian  pilot, Mr Ademilola Odujinrin, is on the second leg of his mission to become the first African pilot to fly solo around the world. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Djibouti, Mr Mario Fulgoni, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja. He stated that the pilot had on Oct. …

The Federal Government has appointed two new Directors, Mrs Nike Aboderin and Mr Sadiku Rafindadi for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). FAAN’s Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, in a statement on Tuesday, gave the names of the new appointees, who now replaced the  recently sacked  directors …