Travel/Tourism
SPONSORED POST: Why Travellers Prefer Zidora Travels & Tours in Nigeria
By Dipo Olowookere
If a poll is made in Nigeria on which is the best travel agency in the country with excellent services, it is very certain that Zidora Group will not struggle for the number one person while others jostle for the other spots.
This is because those in the industry know that the services rendered by the firm are second to none.
In fact, Zidora Travels & Tours is reputed for quality services, modern and effective approach to problem solving and when traced to the root, one will not be surprised because the founder, Dr Arinze Harrison Madueke, is a seasoned medical doctor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who has done well for himself in his chosen profession.
Zidora group also has vast interests in education, agriculture and food services, oil and gas, dredging and mining, real estate, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Zidora Travels and Tours is a travel agency that provides quick and reliable visa packages and all, travel services to their clients. Their visa packages include Tourist Visa; Work Permits (Canada, Australia, Dubai, Qatar and USA); Study abroad services; and medical visa.
The firm also assist pregnant women who are interested in giving birth in the United States acquire their visa, as well as help in accommodation and logistics assistance, and doctor’s appointment for point of entry purpose.
The company also offers assistance in visa processing to countries like the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Dubai, Asia countries and Schengen Countries.
Zidora Travels & Tours offers world class services like excellent protocol services; air-ticketing, seat reservation and confirmation; visa related services, i.e. providing advice on how to complete visa application form and assist in obtaining them; meetings, seminars and conference planning; family travels and tour packages; schools/youth excursion/holidays; religious pilgrimages; free airport pick and drop for international flights; and hotel reservation.
Are you about to apply for visa and you need your documents assessed and to be given professional guide to avoid a refusal?
Has your visa application been unfairly refused and you need immediate and positive solution through either appeal, administrative review or a reapplication?
Would you like to study, live and work abroad and need school admission, student visa or work permit?
Would you like to secure visa to UK, USA, Canada, China, Dubai, South Africa or any Schengen Country?
Do you need travel support such as hotel reservation, travel insurance, flight reservation, interview appointment etc?
Then think Zidora Travels and Tours and visit www.zidoraconsults.com/testimonies to view success stories of people we have helped to successfully travel abroad.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
About 14.12 per cent stake in Ikeja Hotel Plc has been acquired by Honeywell Group Limited, a notice on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited has revealed.
Honeywell Group took up the part of the hospitality firm through one of its affiliates known as HGL Real Estate Limited.
Ikeja Hotel, in the disclosure filed with the NGX on July 2, 2026, said the stake comprised 305,323,525 units of its equities.
“Ikeja Hotel hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the general public that it has received notification from HGL Real Estate Limited, an affiliate of Honeywell Group Limited, that it has acquired 305,323,525 units of Ikeja Hotel Plc’s shares, representing 14.12 per cent shareholding in the company,” the notice stated.
Ikeja Hotel is one of Nigeria’s leading hospitality investment and hotel management companies with premium hospitality assets.
It operates two leading hospitality organisations in Lagos, the Sheraton Lagos Hotel and Balmoral Convention Centre.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
About 10 hospitality establishments, including hotels and restaurants, were sealed on Wednesday by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA).
The affected businesses are located in different locations in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the metropolis, Business Post learned from a statement from the agency.
It was stated that they were sealed by LASEPA for persistent violations of environmental regulations despite repeated warnings, abatement notices, and several opportunities to comply with the agency’s directives.
According to the notice, the enforcement exercise was carried out in line with the directives of the Lagos State government to ensure strict compliance with environmental laws and to safeguard public health.
The affected facilities were said to have breached various environmental regulations, including noise pollution, air pollution, unlawful discharge of untreated effluent, obstruction of official duties, among others.
LASEPA closed the premises of Granduer Meridian at Obasa Akiniyi Street, Oluwaga, Ipaja for non-compliance with the agency’s directives; Lasola (Spazio Bar), located on Ipaja Road, Fatolu Bus Stop, Ipaja, was sealed for noise pollution and non-compliance with directives; Millennium Restaurant, located at Gate Bus Stop, Ipaja, Ayobo, was shut down for non-compliance with directives; O2 Exquisite Suites & Tower on Jimoh Akinremi Street, Jimoh Bus Stop, Akowonjo, was sealed for non-compliance with directives; and Chirozz Hotel & Suites, located on Samuel Street, Akowonjo, by Vulcanizer Bus Stop, Egbeda, was closed for noise pollution and non-compliance with directives.
In addition, House 7 Hotel, located at Remi Akande Street, Egbeda, was sealed for non-compliance with LASEPA’s directives; House 48 on Isiba Oluwo Street, Egbeda, was sealed for non-compliance with directives; Exclusive Hotel, located at Ishan Kimishe, Akesan Bus Stop, was shut down by non-compliance with directives; Sabola Ventures Limited, Iocated at Km 11, LASU–Isheri Road, Igando, was shut down for operating without evidence of an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), and discharging untreated effluent into public drains; and City Int’l Motel, located at Chief Olu-Adegbite Street, off Oladun Street, Council Bus Stop, Idimu, was sealed for non-compliance with directives.
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Emirates has become the first airline cargo carrier to deploy the Boeing 777-300ERSF passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft.
The aircraft (A6-EBK) will enter commercial service with a flight from Hong Kong to Dubai carrying over 100 tonnes of cargo, a statement from the airline operator stated.
The converted Emirates Boeing 777-300ERSF offers 100 tonnes of payload capacity and 811 m³ of cargo volume, representing a 25 per cent increase in cargo volume over the Boeing 777-F production freighter.
At 47 pallet positions, the converted aircraft also accommodates 10 additional pallet positions when compared with the Boeing 777-F production freighter, making it ideal for transporting volumetric cargo such as e-commerce goods, which currently constitute around 20 per cent of global air cargo tonnage with further growth projected in the next few years.
The converted Boeing 777-300ERSF is the sixth new freighter, following five Boeing 777-F production freighters, to join Emirates SkyCargo’s fleet since March 2026.
As part of its ambitious expansion strategy, Emirates SkyCargo will also be taking delivery of five additional Boeing 777-F aircraft as well as one additional converted Boeing 777-300ERSF by December 2026.
Emirates SkyCargo will also be introducing three additional converted Boeing 777-ERSFs into its fleet in 2027.
“The induction of the first converted Emirates Boeing 777-300ERSF into operational service represents the next step in the expansion of our fleet and operational agility.
“We are optimising our fleet assets by converting older Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft to meet the growing demand for air cargo capacity to transport goods rapidly across the world,” Emirates SkyCargo’s Divisional Senior Vice President, Badr Abbas, commented.
“Combined with our growing fleet of Boeing 777-F production freighters, we have already been able to scale our global freighter network from just over 40 destinations in February this year to 62 destinations currently and growing.
“We are providing our global customers with scalable cargo capacity and ultimate flexibility and connectivity when moving cargo to and through our hub in Dubai,” Abbas added.
