The new Nigerian national carrier, Nigeria Air, has scaled one of the mandatory regulatory hurdles on Monday when it was presented the Air Transport Licence (ATL). The licence was presented by the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, to the interim management of the airline, led by Capt. Dapo Olumide, in Abuja. The approval …

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today (7 June) announced the launch of Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in Africa, a new dedicated distribution service for independent African artists and labels across the continent. The label services division launches with more than 15000 titles, 50 label partners and 100+ artists from more than 25 African …

The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Frankfurt, Mr Wahab Akande, has pledged that passports would henceforth be issued six to eight weeks after the biometric data capturing of the applicants. The envoy made the pledge when he received a joint delegation of the Nigerian Community Germany (NCG) e.V. and the Concerned Nigerians Germany (CNG) e.V. on …