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Nigeria reviewing Visa-on-Arrival policy due to abuses – minister

Abuja, Feb. 22, 2025 – The Federal Government is reviewing the Visa-on-Arrival policy because of its abuse by some passengers. Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, said this in Abuja on Friday at the closing ceremony of a five-day capacity building workshop for Nigerian Immigration Officers. He said the government had discovered that passengers with the criminal intent were exploiting the policy to by-pass the mandatory immigration procedures. “The Visa-on-Arrival issue is one of the core policy issues because I always tell people the visa is not just an approval …

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Trump ‘not happy with Boeing’ over Air Force One planes

Washington, Feb. 19, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump Trump said on Wednesday he was not happy with planemaker Boeing and his administration might have to go a different route with Air Force One planes.   The comments were the White House’s latest attempt to ratchet up pressure on Boeing, which is at least three years behind schedule in delivering two new Air Force One jets. Trump and the White House have recently rallied against the jet maker, saying it has failed to deliver a new aircraft on time. “I’m not happy with …

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Nigeria’s contactless passport application system starts in Europe

Lagos, Feb. 7, 2025 – Nigeria’s contactless passport application system will start in Europe today, Friday. The new system, which will allow Nigerians in the Diaspora to renew their passports online, will become operational from today, Friday, in the United Kingdom as the coordinating centre. Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), said the initiative was intended to simplify passport renewal process for Nigerians abroad, saving time and reducing travel costs. Nandap made the explanation during a courtesy visit to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chief Executive of …

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Malaysia to resume search for missing MH370 plane 10 years after

Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 20, 2024 – Malaysia’s cabinet has agreed to a proposal to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared mysteriously 10 years ago, the transport minister said Friday. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and despite the largest search in aviation history, the plane has never been found. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the government on December 13 “agreed in principle to accept the proposal from Ocean Infinity”, …

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Boeing’s year of crisis leaves investors wary of beaten-up stock

Seattle, Dec. 16, 2024 – What was supposed to be a comeback year for Boeing Co. has turned into its worst stock-market plunge since 2008, and if Wall Street is right, the plane-maker’s shares may have only a modest recovery in store in 2025. The stock is down 35% this year, placing it among the 20 biggest decliners in the S&P 500 Index. The shares have stabilized over the past month, but investors remain wary. They point to the string of crises in 2024 that shook their confidence in Boeing’s …

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NCAA certifies Lagos, Abuja airports

Abuja, Nov. 22, 2024 – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has certified the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja.   Chris Najomo , the Acting Director General of NCAA, disclosed this presenting the certificates to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), He said the two airports had been fully certified although many y of Nigeria’s airports must be worked on to meet international standards.  “The recertification process is not merely a formality; it is anchored in the principles established …

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Trump will be “a breath of fresh air” after Biden’s overreach – Delta Air boss

Atlanta, Nov. 21, 2024 – The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming trump administration will be a ‘breath of fresh air’ for his industry after what he called government ‘overreach’ under President Joe Biden. Airlines have chafed under consumer protection regulations imposed by the Biden administration. And Delta is facing a federal investigation into its slow recovery from a global technology outage this summer. Delta CEO Ed Bastian made the comments as he and fellow Delta executives prepared to host Wall Street analysts at an investor day Wednesday …

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Boeing, union hold ‘productive’ talks to end strike

Seattle, Oct. 30, 2024 – Boeing Company and union leaders representing 33,000 striking workers held fruitful talks Tuesday, with the help of the Biden administration’s top labor official, as they try to end a seven-week labor dispute that’s crippling Boeing’s US manufacturing. Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers had a “productive face-to-face meeting”, with assistance from acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, to “address key bargaining issues,” the union said on its website. The “negotiating committee will continue to engage with the company to secure the best …

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Boeing shores up cash reserves as labour strike, operations costs soar

Seattle, Oct. 16, 2024 – Boeing (BA) made two big moves late Monday night to shore up its balance sheet as the company faces an extremely difficult time ahead. First, Boeing entered into an agreement to secure$10 billion in supplemental credit from a consortium of banks led by Bank of America Securities, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan. Second and more importantly, the company filed a mixed shelf registration with the SEC to offer uo to $25 billion in new debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, and other share offerings. Earlier, the …

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Boeing’s endless doom loop gives no respite to CEO Ortberg

Seatle, Oct. 14, 2024 – As Boeing Co. lurches from one crisis to the next, there’s been one constant for the embattled planemaker: Its predicament appears to be only getting worse. From a freak accident that blew a door-size hole into the fuselage of an airborne 737 Max to revelations of sloppy workmanship and now a crippling strike entering its second month, the icon of US manufacturing been beset by trouble since the first days of January. Cash is dwindling, plane production is anemic and the stock is heading for …