The federal government has approved the execution of N86.6 billion worth of contracts in the ministries of Aviation as well as Works and Housing. It also approved the draft national policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) just as the Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola yesterday canvassed for the setting up of road maintenance contingency […]Read More
International airlines that operate in Nigeria have started integrating their facilities to the new Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), operated by RESA three months after SITA, which hitherto provided the service, pulled out. This means that very soon, the airlines would resume automated passenger facilitation after several weeks of manual check in that caused delays […]Read More
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said Lagos airport runway will operate 24 hours once the Federal Government gives the green light to its proposal. The Managing Director, FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday after a facility tour at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that for […]Read More
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded an increment in the N7.5m being charged by the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria as school fees, to N14m. The committee argued that the fees should be increased considering the fact that its competitor in Ilorin, Kwara State, charges N22.5m. The panel held an interactive […]Read More
Economic dire strait in which average Nigerians find themselves may have caught up with the wealthiest and nouveau riche, pushing many into bankruptcy. Private jet services, a pre-pandemic plaything of very rich and classy Nigerians, have dipped severely. Most of the expensive ‘celebrity birds’, are now an albatross on the wallet of their owners. With lockdowns […]Read More
The federal government through the Ministry of Aviation has expressed its readiness to partner the Magnus aircraft manufacturing industry in Hungary, to establish an assembly plant and commence complete manufacturing of aircraft in Nigeria before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this interest when he […]Read More
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has lamented that it has not been able to attract and retain adequate technical personnel in sufficient number due to standard remuneration in the public sector, which is below what is offered such experts outside Nigeria’s shores. Director General of the agency, Capt. Musa Nuhu made this known at […]Read More
Emirates’ yesterday says flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until 15 August 2021. The air also notify its’ Customers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days, that they will not be permitted on any Emirates flights bound for Dubai. Affected flight bookings have been cancelled the UAE airline […]Read More
Transit flights banned into the United Arab Emirates from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Uganda would be lifted effective Thursday, 5th August, 2021, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority has said. The NECMA is a UAE emergency management agency. The UAE had in June reintroduced a travel ban on Nigeria barely 48 […]Read More
The Chairmen, Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Aviation, Sen. Smart Adeyemi and Rep. Nnolim Nnaji, on Thursday, inspected the Ibadan airport in Oyo State. Speaking with newsmen at the end of the inspection, Adeyemi said the aviation industry was key to the socio-economic development of the country The senate aviation committee chairman noted […]Read More
As the prices of Aviation fuel, popularly called Jet A1, continue to rise, there are strong indications that airfares will soon be increased again from their present all time high. Investigation by Vanguard revealed that Jet A1 is imported through Lagos Apapa Port only into the country and then distributed through road trucking to other […]Read More
With the rainy season in full bloom, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has warned that there would be more heavy rainfall in Lagos and other coastal areas in the country that might disrupt flight operations. This is just as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has assured that its navigational aids would enhance flight operations […]Read More
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