Officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, have addressed the controversy surrounding Lufthansa Airlines’ decision to offload 45 passengers and all checked-in luggage on July 23, 2025, stating that the move was a technical decision by the airline and not due to airport infrastructure or runway limitations. The clarification followed reports that Lufthansa offloaded…
Niger is seeking Morocco’s support in establishing a new national airline as part of broader transport sector cooperation between the two countries, according to Abdessamad Kayouh, Morocco’s minister of transport and logistics. In a social media post, he revealed that this had emerged during a high-level meeting in Rabat on July 16 with Abdourahamane Amadou,…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has issued a strong warning to both local and international airlines operating in the country, insisting on full compliance with the First Need compensation policy for passengers affected by short-landed baggage or risk sanctions. Short-landed baggage refers to checked-in luggage that is mistakenly left behind at the departure airport and…
Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has commenced a nationwide promotion exercise involving over 2,000 personnel. A statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, CPEO, Olusegun Ogungbemide on Monday in Abuja said that the exercise was of the most far-reaching staff promotion exercises in the history of the Corps. Mr Ogungbemide said that it was another…
THE Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has ruled that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) lacked the power to seize drivers’ licences, vehicles, or related documents without lawful justification. The court gave the ruling in Appeal No: CA/OW/199/2022, filed by the FRSC, the Corps Marshal, and an officer identified by Uniform No….
The Ekiti state chapter of the Petroleum Dealers Association of Nigeria (PEDAN) has lauded the founder and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, for his efforts to reduce the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) through its refinery. The association’s chairman, Olobele Michael Olu, praised the initiative, stating that it would bring relief to the…
The Chairman and CEO of Gasoline Associates International Limited (GAIL), Dr. Lukman Akande Bolaji is set to revolutionalise the petroleum industry with the introduction of a private refinery. According to Bolaji, the refinery to be sited at Ipokia, a quiet corner of Ogun state, is designed to process 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said no fewer than 620,000 traffic offenders across the country between January 2024 and July 2025. Spokesperson for the corps, Olusegun Ogungbemide, who confirmed the figure said it included 350,536 violations recorded between January and June 2024, and nearly 300,000 fresh infractions documented from January to July 2025. Ogungbemide,…
As announced by a provincial official, the loading and unloading of goods at the ports of the west of Hormozgan province, in the south of Iran, rose 13 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year. Morteza…
Port Harcourt refinery bulk petroleum retailers have called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently release funds needed for the completion of repair works at the old Port Harcourt refinery, which has remained shut beyond its scheduled reopening date. Dealers decried the economic hardship they currently face as a result of the prolonged shutdown of the…
