Travellers passing through Europe have been advised by airports and various airlines, among them British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair, to arrive at least three hours early to avoid chaos at passport control. The weekends have been especially difficult at hub airports as tourists returning from their summer holidays join the 1.7 million daily passengers
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Airlines’ record high traffic raises airfares in Nigeria as Sallah celebrations take centre stage
Nigeria (Businessday) - Domestic airlines have raised their fares from Lagos to northern routes in Nigeria, such as Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Abuja, as a result of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, which has also pushed up the prices of rams. Patronage at the ram markets is however low, as buyers stay
Uber Gets Deal-Maker, Trump Agitator as CEO
Dara Khosrowshahi will take over as chief of ride-hail company Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Immelt were finalists for the job (Bloomberg) - Uber Technologies Inc. will appoint Expedia Inc.’s Dara Khosrowshahi to run the global ride-hailing Leviathan, two people familiar with the matter said. He’ll succeed co-founder Travis Kalanick, who led the
Nigerian, US firms jointly assemble low-cost bus
Lagos (Punch) - A new Lagos-based Nigerian firm, Buscar Nigeria Limited, has assembled a low-priced high capacity bus, in partnership with the United States engine maker, Cummins Inc. The automaker said in Lagos at the unveiling of the new vehicle named after the company, Buscar, that it was made as a city
Uber Racks Up Rides, Losses Amid Setbacks
San Francisco (Fox) - Uber Technologies' scandal-plagued year apparently hasn't deterred ridership, though the ride-hailing company is still reporting heavy financial losses. The San Francisco company reported a $645 million loss for the second quarter, narrowing from $708 million in the first quarter. Revenue, not including a one-time outlay for drivers in
Nigeria’s Shippers Council initiates truck transit parks across busy corridors
Nigeria - The Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) has initiated the location of Truck Transit Parks, TTPs, across the busy corridors in the country to ease traffic congestions. A Truck Transit Park (TTP) is a modern, state of –the- art, common user facility, off the highway, where truck drivers can conveniently park
Economic Hardship Forces Dealers to Massively Discount New Trucks
Keep on Trucking - For Much Less! Unsold Inventory Crisis Leaves Dealers No Other Choice The smell of a new Truck. The awesome feeling of power driving down the highway. The latest accessories, technology, and comforts. Luxury upgrades. Free maintenance. Plus, the admiring looks as you cruise down the open road. The Pickup
How Mobike, A Chinese bike sharing operator is going global
Chinese startups want to export their bike-sharing revolution all around the world. The companies are rolling into the U.K., the U.S. and beyond, aiming to disrupt existing programs with their fleets of colourful bikes that don't need docking stations. One of China's largest operators, Mobike, unleashed 1,000 of its orange-wheeled bicycles in
Abuja-Kaduna rail line generating N1m daily
Nigeria's minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the country's Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which commenced commercial operation in July 2016 now generates one million Naira ($3279) daily. In an interview with NAN, Amaechi said that the feat was due to the increase in passengers that patronise the rail. He attributed the passenger surge to the