Federal Government on Friday, warned airlines not to fly passengers into Nigeria without valid visas, saying any carrier that flouts Nigeria’s immigration law will be penalised. Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said boarding anyone without a visa was illegal, adding that penalties would be immediately affected. He also said the enforcement of Landing and Exit Card would commence on …

Lagos Blue Line Rail Transports 2 Million Passengers, 42,000+ Daily The Lagos State Government has announced that over two million passengers have been transported on the Blue Line Rail since its launch, while state-run buses move an average of 42,000 commuters daily. During the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi highlighted …

Nigeria’s domestic carrier, Max Air, is expected to initiate refunds to hundreds of booked passengers following the suspension of its operations, which will take effect tomorrow. The suspension followed the Tuesday night incident when its aircraft, a Boeing with registration number 5N-MBD, suffered a tyre burst after landing at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The Nigeria Civil …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that Air Peace compensated 220 passengers for various flight disruptions encountered in November 2024. The announcement, which was made via the NCAA’s official X account on Monday, was accompanied by documents detailing the compensation process. The document outlines details such as the ‘date offered, flight number and route, flight date, passenger load, …

A United Airlines flight, a Boeing 787-8 outbound from Lagos to Washington Dulles, on Thursday, declared an emergency and made an air return to Lagos. Having established a return track to Lagos, PUNCH Online gathered that the aircraft crew maintained the emergency transponder code 7700 (Emergency signal) with the control tower till it landed. The aircraft, initially bound for Washington …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is positively trending online after he announced the inauguration of the Lagos Red Line as part of his government’s efforts at expanding the rail system. The enormous project is the brainchild of his administration and many people who understand its great implications for socio-economic development are not holding back accolades for the governor. On Facebook, …

The Managing Director  (MD) of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Abimbola Akinajo, has encouraged passengers to report reckless drivers of state-owned buses. Akinajo, who said LAMATA had zero tolerance for misbehaviour among its drivers, said two had been jailed for defrauding passengers. The LAMATA MD stressed that payment of cash for bus fare had been scrapped, explaining that …

Several passengers were, yesterday, stranded, after a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja derailed at Asha station, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). One of the passengers informed that the train derailed at about 3:52 pm, less than 30 minutes after it departed Kubwa Station in Abuja. “Passengers are currently stranded, as there are no signs of authorities being notified”, the passenger, …

Marine Police have recovered the body of a male drowned passenger of the ill-fated bus that crashed on the Third Mainland bridge two days ago. According to the South West Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, the body was recovered within the vicinity of the incident scene. “The recovery was done by the Marine Police”, he said. The two passengers, an …

Suspected armed robbers have taken over some sections of the Sapele-Benin road in Delta State using sharp objects to forcefully demobilise targeted vehicles before attacking the occupants. According to PUNCH Metro, several motorists had fallen victim to the suspected highway robbers on Thursday morning. Witnesses said that the hoodlums, on demobilising the targeted vehicle tyres, quickly jumped in and attacked …