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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited all airlines from flying from Turkey to the United States, it said on Saturday, after a failed coup sparked violence and a government crackdown there. The agency also issued a notice banning U.S. commercial and private aircraft from flying to Turkey. “The FAA …

  Is there any truth to this…? I just received this news regarding the 2016 hajj today. This is trending now and i have decided to repost as received, hoping that the concerned parties would respond to the issues raised and set the records straight. where possible. Now read: “A …

The Government of Saudi Arabia has banned Nigerian Pilgrims from importing kola nuts, popularly called “goro” or “oji” , into the Kingdom during the 2016 Hajj. This was revealed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), who noted that it received a circular conveying the ban from Saudi on …

  The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the 2106  Hajj fares  for the  intending pilgrims from the state. Director operations of the Board,  Alhaji Ahmed Labs disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse that the least amount to be paid to perform the 2016 Hajj from the State is …

The Kano State Government said it has paid N460 million accommodation subsidy for its 5,600 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2016. The State’s Deputy Governor, Hafiz Abubakar, made this known while launching a training workshop for the state pilgrims in Kano on Saturday. Mr. Abubakar, a professor, said the …

David Samson, a longtime friend of Gov. Chris Christie, pleaded guilty to a felony count of bribery on Thursday and admitted that he had pressuredUnited Airlines to operate a weekly flight to South Carolina for his personal convenience.  The plea, which was offered before Judge Jose L. Linares of United …

  Nigerian airlines will save as much as N26.5billion annually from waiver on tariffs for the importation of aircraft and parts, which take large chunks of operators’ revenues. Airlines pay duties on aircraft importation, aircraft spares, engines and other accessories and each airline imports spares many times a year. Also, …

The Minister of Interior Lt. General Bello Dambazzau (rtd) and British High Commissioner to Nigeria Mr Paul Arkwright today jointly commissioned a new Immigration Processing Centre (IPC) at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Abelnews has reported. The commissioning of the IPC by the Minister and …

  Indication that  airlines plying Nigeria’s domestic routes may shut down operations emerged on Friday,  as the country appear to have exhausted it’s stock of aviation fuel (popularly called Jet 1). It was learnt that in the last three days, some of the country’s leading airlines have had to scale …

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