DOMESTIC airline Air Peace has officially deployed its three brand new Embraer 195-E2 airplanes for scheduled flight operations as part of its ongoing expansion programme aimed at expanding its presence in the Nigerian market.
Highly praised for its role during the height of the coronavirus pandemic when it successfully...
SIX Nigerians have been handed jail sentences by an Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after their conviction for funding terrorist sect Boko Haram was upheld.
At the hearing, the appellate court upheld a lower court ruling which found that between 2015 and 2016, the convicts were involved in...
PASSENGER journeys between Nigeria and Dubai will remain on hold for now after the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) decided to reverse its earlier decision to lift the travel ban between the two countries.
In February, Nigerian government officials suspended all Emirates Airlines’ outbound flights for 72 hours...
NIGERIA'S fastest growing airline Air Peace has added three new routes to its domestic network as its ongoing expansion plans that has seen it fly to eight new international destinations over the last six months continues.
In December 2020, Air Peace began flying to Kingston in Jamaica as well as Accra, Banjul, Freetown,...
FINANCIAL experts have warned the federal government that the recent fresh restrictions introduced to arrest the spread of the coronavirus pandemic could hurt the Nigerian economy particularly flight restrictions which could limit the flow of foreign direct investment.
Yesterday, the federal government imposed a nationwide...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Gucci and Louis Vuitton handbags
(2) Private jets
(3) Foreign four wheel drive vehicles
(4) Designer clothing
(5) Expensive phones like iPhones and Samsung
(6) Communication gadgets like iPads, laptops and desktop computers
(7) Junkets in posh holiday resorts like Dubai
(8) Gym and fitness equipment
(9) Food...
NIGERIAN leaders and politically exposed persons (PEP) have been found to own as many as 800 choice properties in Dubai and London with a combined value of $400m according to a recent report by Associate Fellow of Chatham House Matthew Page.
At a recent event in Abuja, Professor Bolaji Owasanonye, the chairman of the...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Foreign direct investment - Aim for $50bn annually. When Mark Zuckerberg last visited, did we get him to commit to a minimum annual investment figure
(2) Development grants - I have lost track of how many billions are available through bodies like Unesco, Unicef, WHO, WTO, World Bank, etc
(3) Federal government...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Buying private jets when we do not have an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in Nigeria is just an act of economic sabotage as all is does is drain foreign exchange and enrich foreign aircraft manufacturers
(2) Buying generators when you could install solar panels on your roof is not only economically...
BUDDING Nigerian domestic airline Air Peace has placed a firm order for a Boeing 737 Max aircraft following the recent recertified of the plane to resume flying as part of an ambitious plan to expand its operations post-lockdown.
In March 2019, the 737 Max was grounded worldwide after a recurring failure in its Manoeuvring...
