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LONDON-BOUND AIR INDIA JET WITH 242 SOULS CRASHES AFTER TAKEOFF A London-bound Air India flight has crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, with over 242 souls believed to be on board. The flight AI171 crashed upon departure from Ahmedabad Airport en route to London’s Gatwick airport on Wednesday evening. Images from the city showed thick smoke rising into the sky, …

29 STATES SPENT N2TRN ON TRAVELS IN 2024 A total of 29 state governors spent N1.994tn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, and utilities in the first nine months of 2024, findings by have shown. It was also gathered that the states obtained a N533.29bn loan, while it spent N658.93bn to service its debts owed to local, foreign, …

MANY NIGERIANS ABANDON AIR TRAVEL AS TICKET PRICES SOAR ABOVE N200,000 FOR ONE-WAY TRIP The soaring cost of domestic air travel in Nigeria is forcing many citizens to abandon air transportation, as one-way tickets now sell for over N200,000 on several routes. Routes such as Lagos to Abuja, Enugu, Kano, and Owerri have seen unprecedented price hikes, with some flights …