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  • U.S. Embassy in Abuja Begins Interview Waiver Program for Certain Visa Renewals

    • March 30, 2022
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    Beginning from today March 30, 2022, the United States Embassy in Abuja will begin processing certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications without requiring an interview where: Each applicant must individually meet all the requirements.  Please note, a parent’s qualifications cannot extend to a child.  The child must independently meet each requirement.  The number of applicants accepted

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  • Abuja passengers kick as NCAA stops departing plane for inspection

    • January 19, 2022
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    The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday stopped flight VM1609 of MaxAir, to carry out a safety inspection on the airplane after it had boarded passengers and was already taxiing for take-off. It was learnt that the passengers of the flight, which was leaving the Abuja airport for Lagos, kicked against the delay caused by

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  • Flight disruption likely over 5G signals -Airline experts

    • December 19, 2021
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    Airline executives have warned that interference from 5G signals using C-band spectrum could lead to flight disruptions. According to Cnet, these industry executives said that if the United States wireless carriers push forward with its plans to begin deploying a specific type of 5G service early next year in spite of interference concerns brought to

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  • Omicron: FG To Ban Flights From UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Argentina

    • December 12, 2021
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    The Federal Government is set to ban flights from the United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina and Saudi Arabia in retaliation against their decisions to have included Nigeria in red list countries. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this on Sunday revealed on stated that the ban on the three nations would be announced on Monday

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  • MAX AIR COLLIDED WITH STATINARY AIR PEACE PLANE

    • December 12, 2021
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    A taxing Max Air collided with a stationary Air Peace on Saturday at the airport in Benin City, the Edo state capital. According to Air Peace management, the Max Air collided with the right wing of the parked Air peace, damaging the left elevator, rendering the plane grounded and unserviceable. The Statement reads; BENIN INCIDENT

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  • NAMA conducts simulation on volcanic ash eruption to recertify Abuja airport

    • December 12, 2021
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    The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Saturday conducted a mock exercise on volcanic eruption for the recertification of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Captain Fola Akinkuotu, the Managing Director of NAMA, said the exercise was in compliance with requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Akinkuotu, who was represented by Mr Nicholas Nwokoye,

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  • Nigeria-UAE Diplomatic Row: Air Peace Accuses UAE of Falsity

    • December 12, 2021
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    The diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) got messier over the weekend as Air Peace airline allegedly accused the Emirates of falsity that it lost its flight slots at the Sharjah International Airport because it stopped operating commercial flights into the airport. The Management of Air Peace had described the claim

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  • Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria again

    • December 11, 2021
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    Emirates Airlines has suspended once again all its flights to Nigeria as a retaliatory action taken against the Federal Government. The Nigerian government had earlier reduced the frequencies approved for the Middle East airline to just one over an ongoing diplomatic row. In a statement issued by the airline Friday evening, it said, “With the

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  • RwandaAir Resumes Flight Operations From Lagos To Dubai

    • December 7, 2021
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     RwandAir had announced resumption of flight services from Nigeria to Dubai effective 28th November 2021. RwandAir Limited is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda. It operates domestic and international services to East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from its main base at Kigali International Airport in Kigali Below

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  • Air Peace Denies Charging Higher Air Fares On South East Routes

    • December 5, 2021
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    Air Peace has denied allegations that it charges higher flight ticket fares for South East routes, saying that those making such allegations are ignorant of how ticket fare pricing is done. Reacting to a video that went viral on social media, showing higher ticket fares for flights to the South East and lower ticket fares

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