Protea Hotels by Marriott has opened two new hotels: Protea by Marriott Delta in Nigeria and Protea by Marriott Lusaka International Airport in Zambia.

Located just a few minutes from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Lusaka Hotel is ideal for business and leisure travelers to Zambia's vibrant capital.

The hotel features 72 guest rooms, a bar and a 24-hour restaurant serving

Emirates announced it would resume flights to Nigeria in October 2024, two years after the airline suspended operations in the country.

Emirates suspended flights to Nigeria in August 2022 when the airline said it could not repatriate its US$85 million in earnings from Nigeria to the UAE. Flights between the two countries briefly resumed in September 2022 after the Central Bank of Nigeria

In Abuja the Sunrise water park, an entertainment complex and recreation center developed by Nadeem Group, a private consulting company in the field, opened engineering, real estate, hospitality and management.

The water park features eight different water slides, a wave pool, a leisure pool, a lazy river pool, an active lagoon and a ninja jumping area. Facilities include a restaurant,

The Federal Government of Nigeria has installed 30-second biometric checkpoints for the Nigerian Immigration Service at all international airports, thenationonlineng.net reports.

Biometric gates with facial recognition will check and allow passengers through within 30 seconds without any interface or intervention from immigration officials.

17 gates will be ready for

According to IATA, the central bank of Nigeria has returned $61.64 million to international airlines over the past four months.

IATA has repeatedly asked the Nigerian government to release funds, justflying.com reports.

In October 2023, IATA reported that Nigeria owed $792 million in blocked airline funds , making it the country with the most blocked funds on the continent. The