Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a local chief and one other person and abducted many travellers in Enugu State. The incident occurred at Neke along the Ugwogo-Neke-Ikem road in Isi-Uzo local government area of the state between 7:30 and 8 pm on August 11, 2023. An eyewitness, Kingsley Odoh, who spoke to journalists in Enugu on Saturday, said the suspected kidnappers swooped on passersby along the road, shot sporadically at oncoming vehicles and killed two persons. …
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Obese people have come out to complain that they are finding it difficult to fit into airplane seats, and are being charged excessively when they get seats. In the United States for example, policies around plus-size travelers tend to vary from airline to airline. Companies like United Airlines, ask “customers who require extra seating” to buy an additional seat in advance, while some airlines refund the purchase if one or more seats are available after takeoff. Some airlines …
Ahead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travellers on July 1, the European Union Commission has released a list of 54 countries that qualify for travels into Europe and Nigeria is conspicuously absent. Schengenvisainfo.com reports that citizens from Nigeria, Brazil, Qatar, the US and Russia would not be allowed to travel into Europe until the epidemiological situation in their countries with regards to COVID-19 improves. According to the report, the countries whose citizens have been granted permits into Europe as the …
Ahead of the planned reopening of airports across the country, the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has stated that passengers on international flights may have to be at the airport five hours before their flight’s takeoff. The Minister who said this during an inspection of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos on Saturday June 27, said they are putting the necessary equipment in place to help passengers adapt efficiently to the new normal and …
Citizens or foreigners coming into Nigeria will henceforth leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks, till their health status is verified. In a circular dated June 10, 2020 and addressed to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria, it was gathered that only those with diplomatic passport are exempted from the new directives. The circular with reference number BW/20/CIR.LET/III/2020 reads; “Persons who have arrived in Nigeria are advised to self-isolate for 14 …