Anthony Awunor, THEWILL

US Launches WELTI Initiative For Business Women In Middle East, Africa 

July 22, (THEWILL) - US Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Commerce for Middle East and Africa Camille Richardson has launched the Women Empowered Leave Legacies through Trade and Investment (WELTI) Initiative. A Press Release issued by the United States Consulate...

Airline Operators Hail Duty Waivers; Air Peace Owner Lauds Buhari

July 21, (THEWILL) - The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended the Federal Government for its swift response in removing the 7 percent surcharge on imported aircraft and spares and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the support...

Emirates, Travelport Ink Deal On Unsurcharged Content, Others

July 20, (THEWILL) - International airline, Emirates, and a leader in travel retail, Travelport, have reached a commercial agreement that will allow Travelport-connected travel agencies to avoid the airline’s surcharge on bookings via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) which took...

Air Peace Deploys New Plane For Flight Operations

July 19, (THEWILL) - Air Peace has officially deployed its brand new Embraer 195-E2 airplanes for scheduled flight operations. The three ultramodern 124-seat capacity jets, delivered in the first half of 2021, commenced service on Monday amidst fanfare and excitement. In an...

Tackling Passengers’ Bill of Rights Over Flight Delays, Cancellations

July 19, (THEWILL) - Traveling by air or using air transport services confers certain rights on passengers. But it also comes with some responsibilities. Among the major ones are the right to the full value for your money; the...

Crisis Looms in NIMET Over Workers’ Welfare Package 

July 18, (THEWILL) -Alleged removal of allowances meant for workers at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) by the management is causing some ripples in the aviation agency. THEWILL gathered that an exclusive allowance allotted to the workers was removed from...

Six States, Abuja Get Red Alert On 3rd Wave COVID-19 

July 18, (THEWILL) - Following the confirmation of the Delta Variant of COVID-19 and the rising number of infections and hospitalisation in the country, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), has put six States and the Federal Capital...

Uncertainty Grips Future of Motor Fairs In Nigeria

July 15, (THEWILL) - Stakeholders in the nation's automotive industry are pessimistic of the future of auto fairs in the Nigeria. Their fears are being ignited following a very low turnout recorded during the just concluded Lagos Motorfair, which in the...

Rehabilitated Oman Returnee Narrates Ordeal, Seeks Help

July 14, (THEWILL) - An Oman returnee, Funmilayo Victoria Fehintola, has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to come to her aid to enable her start a new life after what she described as her harrowing ordeal in the Middle-East country...

Air Peace Revives Flights To Banjul, Dakar

July 14, (THEWILL) - Air Peace has announced the resumption of flight operations into Banjul in Gambia and Dakar in Senegal on July 23, 2021, to provide more options for regional connectivity. The spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who...

About Me

Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
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