Some of the winter’s coldest weather so far hit travel in Britain, France, and the Netherlands yesterday, closing roads, grounding flights, and forcing train cancellations, including on Eurostar, just days after a power outage caused major disruption. Eurostar, which links the UK to the European mainland, told passengers travelling between Lon...
Dem dey talk am say body no be wood. And na true talk. You sef check am nah. Everyday di son of man dey for Lagos road 24/7, dey carry passenger dem upadan. And na orisirisi tings I dey see for road – di good, di bad, and di OBJ (sorry, abeg no vex. I […]
•Tiwa Savage Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage has claimed that there is a pervasive nature of exploitation in the country’s music industry. Speaking at a panel discussion organised by Entertainment Week Africa, Savage shared personal experiences of being pressured to offer sexual favours in exchange for career opportunities. According to Savage, s...
•JAMB Registrar Ishaq Oloyede and Peter Obi The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to adopt a more compassionate approach in handling students’ academic needs, accusing the body of indirectly forcing many to travel long distances and pay exorbitant fees ...
•Owolabi Salis (2nd left) Nigerian-born lawyer and politician, Owolabi Salis, has etched his name in history as the first Nigerian to journey into space. On Sunday, June 29, Salis joined five other passengers aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 mission, which launched from West Texas, reports The Nation. His fellow crew members were Allie Kuehner, Carl...
•Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun The Oyo State Government is set to sanitize the travel and tour sector in the state, noting that it will soon move against unregistered travel and tour agencies and other ally tour operators in the state. Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, stated this today during a press conference held [&hellip...
•Gilles Fagninou The United Nations Children’s Fund has disclosed plans to reduce workforce and travel as part of measures to mitigate the effect of the cut of USAID funding by the Trump administration. The UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, made the disclosure today during an assessment visit to some of [&h...
•Emirates and Air Peace sign interline agreement International airline, Emirates, has signed an interline agreement with Air Peace, to enhance connectivity for passengers travelling to and from Nigeria. The partnership expands Emirates’ footprint to 13 new cities in Nigeria, with frictionless single-ticket travel and simplified baggage, report...
•Rwandan police officers monitor as men believed to be Romanian military contractors line up to undergo a security inspection before crossing the border into Rwanda at the La Corniche Border Post in Gisenyi today Belgium today warned its citizens against travelling to DR Congo, as Brussels Airlines scrapped a flight to Kinshasa after violent ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised against travel or trade restrictions because of the outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in some parts of the world. It also canvassed mask-wearing in crowded or poorly ventilated places and regular hand-washing as some measures against the virus. HMPV often leads to upper respiratory infecti...

