Tag: Yuletide

Loan apps: FCCPC to address rising debt with new policy
Aviation

FCCPC probes six airlines over Christmas airfare hikes

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has revealed that six domestic airlines could face sanctions for alleged arbitrary increases in airfares during the Christmas travel period. Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Tunji Bello, disclosed this during the “Meet the Press” briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the State House in Abuja. […]

Umahi threatens MTN over Enugu-Onitsha road, orders N15bn monthly payment
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Yuletide: Umahi cancels holidays for works ministry directors

The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has ordered directors in the Federal Ministry of Works and Federal Controllers of Works nationwide to suspend their holiday travel plans and remain actively on duty throughout the festive period. The directive requires senior officials to stay on site at ongoing federal road projects to ensure that construction […]

Aviation

Yuletide: FAAN urges airlines to review schedules, reduce delays

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has called on airlines to review their flight schedules ahead of the Christmas season to reduce delays and cancellations commonly experienced during the yuletide travel rush. Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director of FAAN, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during a retreat organised for the FAAN Governing Board […]

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Nigerian airlines wrong to hike fares during yuletide, says Aero CEO

Less than three months after some domestic airlines raised ticket prices for the South-East and South-South regions in anticipation of the Yuletide, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Capt Ado Sanusi, criticized the move, calling it a flawed business model. Sanusi acknowledged that airlines typically adjust fares based on the principles of demand […]