As Nigeria slides into the busiest travel season of the year, a combination of soaring demand, limited aircraft availability and global competition has sent airline ticket prices – domestic, regional and international – soaring. For many Nigerians, what used to be a manageable flight home or abroad now feels like a major financial strain, re...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) The River State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd,), was expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s administration under the emergency rule yesterday but did not attend the meeting. The Committee Chairman, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, conducted a closed...
A few days before Christmas and New Year, most domestic flights to some parts of the country have been fully booked while prices have gone up by over 100 per cent in some Southern routes. The most affected routes are the South-East and South-South destinations, which usually record increased passenger movements during the Yuletide festivities,...
Ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities, costs of basic food items have skyrocketed, raising apprehension among Nigerians. This is as many civil servants, who spoke to our correspondents in different states of the country, said celebrations would be low-key, reports Daily Trust. Many of them also that said they were awaiting their Dece...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo (SAN) The average domestic airfare in Nigeria is now at N123,000. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its August Transport Fare Watch. It said the increase signifies a 25 percent hike from what was obtainable in July 2024. “In air travel, the average fare paid by […]
•Fuel queue Nigerians have expressed anger and frustration over the prolonged scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, across various states nationwide. It was observed yesterday that the scarcity of petrol led to widespread queues by motorists at filling stations in Abuja, Kaduna, Niger, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi, and Delta, amo...
•Lagos airport As the yuletide approaches, air passengers are facing increasing discomfort over the high cost of tickets. A one-way flight ticket costs up to N200,000, depending on the route. Checks by our correspondent showed that ahead of Christmas and New Year, many seats have been booked; and as the festive period draws nearer, available [...
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