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NCAA, NIHOTOUR Partner on Tourism Regulatory Framework

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has expressed readiness to partner with the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism to develop a regulatory framework that addresses overlapping roles between the two organisations. The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, made this commitment via his official X account on Tuesday. Capt. Najomo warmly received the team...
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SAA Boosts Flight Frequency for 2025 Festive Season

South African Airways has announced a boost in flight frequencies across key regional and international routes in preparation for the upcoming festive season, with changes taking effect from Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Disclosing this in a statement signed by its Chief Commercial Officer, Tebogo Tsimaneto, and made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday, the airline...
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EncycloAMTs Launches to Solve Aircraft Technician Shortage

An e-learning platform designed to help both young and seasoned aircraft maintenance technicians to learn fast and help them surmount the Federal Aviation Administration and Airman Certification Standards examination hurdles has been launched. This was made known through a statement signed by the founder of the EncycloAMTs, Air Vice Marshal Moses Onilede (Rtd), on Tuesday....
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NCAA Summons Airlines as Flight Delays Spark Outrage in Nige

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is meeting with all 13 scheduled domestic airlines today (Wednesday) over the growing menace of flight delays and cancellations, which have sparked passenger anger and repeated cases of airport violence nationwide. But even as the regulator gathers airlines for talks, aviation stakeholders are warning that dialogue alone will not solve...
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Aviation Labor Disputes Stem from Communication Gaps, Says U

Communication gap has been identified as a major cause of labour disputes in the aviation sector, according to the Secretary of the Joint Aviation Trade Unions Forum, Nnadi Hector. He explained that constant engagement between labour and management, led by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has helped to resolve several issues, including those...
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Tariffs and Immigration Curbs Impact

The U.S. economy created 911,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the government said on Tuesday, suggesting that job growth was already slowing before President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs on imports. According to Reuters, the preliminary revision from the Bureau of Labour Statistics also pointed to weaker employment momentum across...
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Nigerian Stock Market Rally Continues, Investors Gain N254 B

The Nigerian stock market on Tuesday sustained its bullish run, with investors’ wealth increasing by N254 billion on the back of renewed bargain hunting. The upward trend was driven by demand in equities such as Regency Alliance Insurance, Mecure, Etranzact, Daar Communications, Deap Capital and 31 other stocks. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. market capitalisation, which...
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No Immediate Fuel Surcharge Plan – FG Clarifies

The Federal Government has provided clarity on the controversial five per cent fuel surcharge included in the recently signed Nigerian Tax Administration Act 2025, reassuring the public that it is not a new tax and will not be automatically implemented in 2026. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, addressed journalists...
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Tanker Strike Won’t Cause Fuel Shortage

A spokesman for Nigeria’s Dangote refinery said Tuesday that the country would not see a petrol shortage despite an ongoing strike by a union representing fuel tanker drivers. The strike, which began Monday and has since drawn support from other unions in Nigeria and abroad, comes as the refinery, the largest in Africa, is hiring...
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NUPENG Suspends Strike After Dangote Refinery Agreement

The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has suspended its two-day strike following a meeting with the Dangote Group on Tuesday. The National President of NUPENG, Williams Akporeha, confirmed this to our correspondent. According to him, the Dangote refinery team led by Sayyu Dantata, agreed to unionise its drivers. He said the meeting...
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