Day: June 21, 2021

Emirates Airlines Bans Flights In and Out Of Nigeria Again

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In a sudden twist of events 24 hours after the United Arabs Emirates relaxed its coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols for Nigeria and some countries, which necessitated its airline, Emirates to announce airlifting of passengers from Lagos and Abuja from 23rd of June, the airline has again announced the suspension of flights from Nigeria. The airline stated this ‘sad’ development in a message to travel partners where it insisted that passenger flights to and from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) are suspended with effect from today (June 21, 2021) until further notice. With…

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Abuja’s Codes Of Terror And Error

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By Lasisi Olagunju “Whatever the party holds to be the truth is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the party.” – George Orwell, in Nineteen Eighty-Four. We are entering the era of enforced silence. When you firmly fold your lips, you are not likely to hop into trouble. That is the next harbour the ship of Nigeria is sailing to – the port of compulsory silence. This is not about noisy Twitter and its first cousins and the ongoing desperate efforts to…

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Green Africa Will Not Stater Flight Operations Until July 2021

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Information reaching www.newsbitsng.com has it that top officials of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) one of the aviation regulatory bodies in Nigeria and the senior executives of Green Africa have reached an agreement that the airline’s Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) will not be available till July 2021. The delay was ascribed to some unforeseen circumstances. Babawande Afolabi, Founder and CEO of Green Africa said, ‘This is certainly a bump in the road, and we are mindful of the impact especially on our customers and other stakeholders. However, we are confident…

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COVID-19: Emirates Resumes Flights From Nigeria June 23 As UAE Lifts Travel Ban

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Emirates Airlines has concluded plans to resume Lagos/Abuja-Dubai routes following the good news that government authorities in the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), on Saturday, relaxed its coronavirus (COVID-19) travel requirements for Nigerians. With the ban lifted, Emirates announced that it will resume airlifting passengers from Nigeria on June 23, 2021. A message from the Dubai Media Office said passengers from Nigeria are expected to have received a negative result for a PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure. It added that passengers are also expected to present a negative…

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