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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Dare Olawin |Olasunkanmi Akinlotan |Aina Damilola
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to begin a nationwide distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) and Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) starting from August 15. This was as fears of fuel scarcity mounted in Lagos and other parts of the country following the controversy surrounding the E-Call Up system of the Lagos State Government.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan |Princess Etuk |Tukur Muntari
Flight activities were disrupted at the Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday as workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency staged protests at the facilities. At the Lagos airport, XEJET, Aero Contractors, and Ibom Air operated as scheduled, while Air Peace did not. In a statement posted on its X handle, Air Peace stated that following the strike by NiMet staff, it had to suspend its operations.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Dare Olawin |Arinze Nwafor |Olasunkanmi Akinlotan |Temitope Aina |Gabriel Oshokha
Marketers of petroleum products have expressed concerns that the alleged harassment of tanker drivers by officials of the Lagos State Government could lead to fuel scarcity in a few days, as some filling stations were shut in various parts of the state on MondayThey also vowed to shut down operations in the South-West if the 30 tankers arrested by the Lagos State Government are not released.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan |Onozure Dania
A passenger, Ahmed Rabiu, has filed a N26m lawsuit against Virgin Atlantic Airways over his missing luggage while travelling in an aircraft belonging to the airline from London to Lagos. The passenger who dragged the airline before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos is seeking $4000 (more than N6m) in compensation for the lost luggage and N20m in damages for the distress and inconveniences allegedly caused by the airline’s negligence.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
Managing Director, AMCON, Gbenga Alade The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has insisted that it will recover all the debt owed by a Nigerian carrier, Arik Air. AMCON, which is currently managing the airline in receivers, stated that the corporation is not unaware of the false claims that the owner of the airline, Johnson Arumem-Ikhide, has been paddling against it and its officials, but it insisted that the matter was already in court.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
File: Passengers boarding a train The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has disclosed that six new trains will be added to the Lagos rail system following successful safety tests in China. LAMATA made this known through a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday. According to the statement, the trains will operate on both the Blue and Red Lines of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit system.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said it requires N580bn for the rehabilitation of runways at airports nationwide. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, lamented the state of the runways in the country on Wednesday while receiving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr Ibrahim Kana. Kuku said the runways built in the late 1970s had outlived their lifespan.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria Logo The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has revealed that it requires a sum of N580bn for the rehabilitation of airports’ runways across the country. The Managing Director of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, lamented the state of the runway in the country on Wednesday while receiving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Ibrahim Kana.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing International Corporation has expressed readiness to assist Nigerian airlines in securing aircraft as well as to access adequate aircraft insurance coverage through partnerships with buoyant lessors and global financiers. This was made known at a meeting of the manufacturing company with Nigerian aviation stakeholders in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
File copy: Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated the newly built Wako Gutu Airport Terminal at Bale Robe in Ethiopia. A statement by the media consultant to the airline said that the terminal was inaugurated in the presence of the President of the Oromia Regional State, Shimelis Abdisa; high government officials; Ethiopian Airlines Group executive management members; and dignitaries.
