No fewer than 107 inbound passengers to Nigeria have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last one week. The website also showed that 703 cases of the virus were recorded in the country on Tuesday. Between November 25 and December 4, the country recorded 749 cases of COVID-19. However, between December 5 and December 14, … Read more
Seven passengers were burnt to death in Osun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Seven persons were reportedly burnt to death on Wednesday in a lone accident that involved a commercial bus along Akure-Ilesa express road, Osun State. It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday around 3:45am when an … Read more
Drama as Passengers Exchange Blows at Minneapolis Airport After Plane Landed ‘Some of the individuals threw stanchions and broke chairs,’ says airport spokesperson EKO HOT BLOG reports that violent fights broke out amongst passengers at Minneapolis International Airport after an aircraft landed on Friday, November 26. The event happened shortly before midnight, after a Frontier … Read more
Airports Authority has suspended staff over extortion of passengers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended some of its staff over alleged extortion of passengers. In a statement by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said the suspension was in line with the management’s determination to … Read more
17 passengers escaped death as a boat capsises in Lagos State Ekohotblog reports that no fewer than seventeen passengers escaped death as a boat named GT Water Line 4 capsized in Lagos State on Saturday. Read Also: BREAKING: Again, FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline according to PUNCH, it was learnt that the boat capsized 20 minutes … Read more
The Lagos State Government has suspended staff of the government-appointed firm charged with the responsibility of collecting COVID Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR test payments and connecting passengers to approved designated private COVID PCR test centers over alleged misconduct. Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Saturday, in reaction to media reports on Friday, … Read more
…some passengers from high risks countries have continued to abscond from facilities where they were quarantined. The Nigerian government has declared that it would sanction inbound passengers who abscond from COVID-19 isolation facilities, adding that it may prosecute such individuals as well. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, while addressing a press conference in Abuja, said … Read more
Nigeria Freed Niger passengers narrate harrowing experiences in hands of bandits Some of the freed passengers who were kidnapped on February 14, along the Kontagora-Minna Road in Niger State, and were rescued on Sunday, have been narrating the harrowing experiences they went through while in captivity. The 53 passengers were travelling in a Niger State … Read more
Passengers, Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Hundreds of passengers thronged the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos on Monday to secure seats to travel to their various destinations, Eko hot blog gathered. But, it was not a pleasant experience as they had to pay between N60, 000 and N95,400 to secure a seat on the economy cabin … Read more
Passengers, Task Force Air travellers intending to come into Nigeria will not be allowed to board aircraft without a Quick Response (QR) code certifying that they are COVID-19-free, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has said. Dr. Aliyu, who made the pronouncement on Monday in Abuja, told … Read more
The number of passengers passing through Germany’s airports on Monday remained just a fraction of pre-pandemic levels five months after the coronavirus brought international air travel to a near stand-still. According to the figures released by the German Airports Association (ADV), the height of Germany’s holiday season, German airports served just fewer than 4.9 million … Read more