Category 1 status: The pain, the gains By UCHE USIM Monday, August 30, 2010 Demuren On Tuesday, August 24, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Robin Renee Sanders announced in Abuja that the United States Federal Aviation Adminis-tration (US-FAA) has awarded the much-desired Category 1 certificate to Nigeria after scaling the International Aviation Safety [...]

It took me sleepless nights to start this job – Lady graduate keke rider By CHINENYE OKOYE Saturday, August 28, 2010 Titi with her tricycle (keke) The first sight of her, with her tricycle (keke) filled with passengers, will make you pause and wonder why this young beautiful lady chose this type of job? But, [...]

He came, he saw, he savoured •Plans to spread joy  By MAURICE ARCHIBONG His story is reminiscent of Alex Haley’s “Roots”; yet, there are many differences even though the bottom line, connecting with one’s ancestry; is similar. He is the first returnee, after his Efik, Calabar-born great-great-great grandmother left Africa 200 years ago. However, it has [...]

Terror scare Passenger forces Air Nigeria aircraft to make air return By UCHE USIM Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Passengers on Air Nigeria’s VK 041 Lagos-Abuja flight were subjected to a horrendous experience Monday morning when the aircraft that was taxiing to take off had to return to base following the strange and unruly behaviour of [...]

N5bn airlines debts are crippling our operations –Ibrahim Auyo, MD/CE NAMA By UCHE USIM Monday, June 14, 2010 Ibrahim Auyo There is one burden on the shoulders of the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Auyo—to recover the N5 billion owed the agency by domestic airlines in the [...]