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NCAA Declares 44,712 Luggages Missing On Nigeria’s Airlines

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7 years ago

March 11, 2019

At least, 44,712 luggages were declared missing among 29 local and international airlines that operated in Nigeria’s airports in 2018, a report obtained from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed.
The report further revealed that in 2018, there were at least 15,645 flights operated on international routes, while another 59,818 flights were operated on the domestic routes within the period.
NCAA stated that its Consumer Protection Directorate (CPD) received a total number of 161 complaints from air travellers in 2018 with 99 of such complaints resolved by the directorate.
The breakdown indicated that the CPD received 74 complaints on the international scene and resolved 36 of such, while 87 complaints were received from the local operating airlines with 63 of such resolved within the period under review.
According to the report, Air France led the pack with 6,175 missing luggage on the international scene, while Air Peace led the other eight indigenous carriers on the local scene with 66 missing baggage within the period under review.
The report, however, indicated that 41,498 of the missing luggage were later retrieved by their owners, while the other 3,214 luggage could not be recovered by the airport authorities.
Apart from Air France with the 6,175 missing luggage, on the international scene, other airlines involved in missing luggage were KLM with 5,088; African World Airlines, 308; Air Cote d’Ivoire, 670; Air Namibia, 221; Arik Air, 172 and Asky, 1,167;
Continuing : British Airways, 4,273; Cam Air-Co, 109; Cronos Air, one; Delta Air Lines, 3,473; Egypt Air, 2,448; Emirates, 1,725; Ethiopian Air, 1,946; Etihad, 472; Kenya, 1,152, and Lufthansa with 3,750 missing luggage.
Others were Mediana, 218; Med-View, 25; Middle East, eight; Mid Africa, 112; Qatar Airways, 1,238; Royal Air Maroc, 2,624; RwandAir, 1,234; South African Airways, 762; Turkish Air, 4,348, and Virgin Atlantic had 1,166 missing luggage within the period.
On the local scene, out of the eight local airlines that operated within the period under review, seven out of them, except Azman Air, had issues of missing baggage in 2018.
According to the report, Air Peace had 66 missing luggage with 63 of them recovered within the period, while Arik Air recorded 59 missing luggage with 55 of them recovered.
Also, Dana Air had 34 of its air passengers’ luggage missing with 32 of them recovered between January and December, 2018; Aero Contractors had six missing luggage with all of them recovered within the period.
Besides, Max Air recorded four missing luggage with all of them recovered, while Med-View and Overland Airways also had two luggage of their passengers missing within the period, but were later recovered.
In all, 173 luggage were declared missing in 2018, but 164 of them were recovered with nine not returned to their owners till date, according to the report.
Besides, the report indicated that in 2018, no fewer than 734 flights were cancelled among operating airlines, international and local.
Of these numbers, 190 were cancelled on the international scene, while a massive 544 occurred within the local airlines.
In all, there were 85 air returns in 2018; 25 among international carriers and 60 among the local operating airlines.
According to NCAA, all the operating airlines recorded 70 overbooking between January and December 2018 with international airline recording 11, while 58 of such occurred among the eight local carriers.
The regulatory agency in the report further stated that air travellers on local and international scenes experienced 92 numbers of luggage pilfering across the airport with 63 of such recorded on the international scene, while the other 29 was on the local scene.
The regulatory agency’s report emphasised that in the past year, all the international airports in the country recorded a total number of 1,994,099 in-bound passengers and 2,084,980 out-bound passengers, thereby bringing the total of international passengers to 4,079,079.
On the local scene, a total number of 10,092,643 were in-bound and out-bound passengers.
Of these numbers, 5,033,669 were in-bound passengers, while the other 5,058,974 were out-bound passengers.
The record showed that the entire Nigerian airports recorded 14,171,722 passenger movements in the past year.

Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos

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Boat Mishap Kills Pastor, Wife And Church Members In Brass Water

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4 hours ago

May 18, 2026

The Tide

A boat accident in Bayelsa state has killed a serving Pastor, Wife and other church members along Brass waterways

The sad incident happened at Odioama in Brass local government area of Bayelsa State when the Pastor, wife and members of his church were in a programme.

?Tide confirmed that the lifeless body of the Pastor’s wife has been found and deposited in a mortuary while the remains of her husband ,the Pastor is yet to be recovered

as search party are still ongoing.

Although the real cause of the boat Mishap is not yet known as at the time of this report, our Correspondent gathered that the identities of the Pastor, wife and church members were not disclosed to the public.

The mishap, Tide gathered occurred on Friday morning when the church members were on a boat transit

The Bayelsa State government and the state police command are yet to issue official statement’s on the sad accident

By: CHINEDU WOSU

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Rivers Workers Seek Scrapping Of Contributory Pension Scheme

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4 hours ago

May 18, 2026

The Tide

The Rivers State Council of Nigeria Civil Service Union has called on the State Government to urgently scrap the contributory pension scheme, describing it as unfavourable to long-serving civil servants in the state.

Chairman of the union, Chukwuka Osuma, said this in an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt, recently.

Osuma said the current pension structure has continued to worsen post-retirement hardship for workers.

He noted that the contributory pension scheme had failed to provide adequate retirement security for workers who had spent many years in service, especially those approaching retirement age.

According to him, civil servants who had served for more than 20 years were among the worst affected under the scheme, insisting that many retirees could no longer cope with prevailing economic realities.

He also informed that the Union has made moves to showcase their concerns, pleading with Governor Siminalayi Fubara to abolish the pension policy and introduce a more favourable arrangement for affected workers.

“The union was not opposed to pension reforms, the contributory scheme should only apply to newly employed workers or those with fewer years in service”, he said.

Osuma explained that workers who had already spent decades in the civil service ought to remain under a more secure pension structure capable of guaranteeing stability after retirement.

The labour leader further noted that inflation and the rising cost of living had continued to erode the value of retirement savings, thereby increasing the suffering of pensioners across the country.

He also appealed to the state government to consider extending the years of service in the civil service from 35 to 40 years and the retirement age from 60 to 65 years.

Osuma argued that such adjustment had become necessary in view of present-day economic realities and changing conditions in the workplace.

The unionist also reviewed that similar policies had already been adopted in some sectors and jurisdictions, expressing optimism that the State could also implement the reforms for the benefit of workers.

He however, commended Governor Fubara for approving an N85,000 minimum wage for workers in the state, noting that the amount was above the national benchmark of N70,000.

Osuma also acknowledged the government’s efforts in the area of workers’ promotions and bonuses, but insisted that pension reforms and extension of years of service remained critical to the long-term welfare and stability of civil servants in Rivers State.

By: King Onunwor

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FG Begins South-West Tour To Promote New Cooperative Bank

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5 days ago

May 13, 2026

The Tide

The Federal Government has launched the South-West zonal engagement and ministerial advocacy tour on the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria share capital mobilisation, sensitisation and cooperative sector digitalisation.

Reports say the initiative was launched through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

According to reports, the advocacy tour, organised by the ministry’s Federal Department of Cooperatives, began on Monday in Lagos.

Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister of Cooperative Affairs, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, said the initiative was part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Abdullahi described the exercise as a strategic effort to reposition the cooperative sector as a key driver of inclusive economic growth, financial inclusion, enterprise development, food security and national prosperity.

“Today represents a defining moment in our collective determination to reposition the cooperative sector as a major driver of inclusive economic growth, financial inclusion, enterprise development, food security and national prosperity,” he said.

The minister noted the modern cooperative movement in Nigeria originated in the South-West following the 1934 Strickland Report, which led to the enactment of the Cooperative Societies Ordinance of 1935.

According to him, the decision to commence the sensitisation and share capital mobilisation tour in the region is symbolic, as it marks a return to the roots of cooperative development in the country.

Abdullahi said the advocacy tour was a direct outcome of resolutions reached at the 8th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Cooperative Affairs held in Abuja in March 2026.

He said the council approved the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme, a comprehensive framework designed to strengthen the cooperative sector and align it with the administration’s goal of building a one-trillion-dollar economy.

“The reform programme focuses on seven strategic pillars, including governance reforms, cooperative financing and the establishment of the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria, digitalisation, capacity building, value chain development, inclusion of youths, women and persons with disabilities, and strategic partnerships,” he said.

He said the establishment of the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria and the digitalisation of the cooperative sector were the two major transformational initiatives under the programme.

“The Cooperative Bank of Nigeria is aimed at rebuilding a strong cooperative financial system capable of supporting cooperators, farmers, artisans, traders, SMEs, youths, women and persons with disabilities with accessible and affordable financial services,” he said.

Abdullahi emphasised that the proposed bank would be government-enabled but not government-funded.

“Government is not establishing the bank as an owner, nor will it rely on Treasury Single Account funds.

“The role of government through the FMAFS is to provide policy support, stakeholder coordination, regulatory facilitation and an enabling environment under the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme,” he said.

Also speaking, the Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to cooperative sector transformation.

She described cooperatives as critical tools for promoting inclusive growth, grassroots productivity, food security, financial inclusion and community wealth creation.

Ambrose-Medebem said Lagos State would continue to support reforms and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme (2025–2030).

“Together, let us build a cooperative ecosystem that is modern, transparent, digitally enabled, financially inclusive and globally competitive.

“Let us build cooperatives that not only mobilise savings, but also mobilise prosperity,” she said.