Tag: aviation
Tinubu courts Brazil on jobs, agriculture, aviation growth
Both countries aim to push trade back above $2 billion soon, with a target of $3.5 billion by 2030. Brazilian…
Hadi Sirika’s vow to protect Nigerian travelers
The Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, has said no foreign airline operator would henceforth be allowed to treat Nigerian…
Embrace careers in aviation, Arik Air urges Nigerian youths
One of the biggest air lines in Nigeria, Arik Air, on Monday urged young Nigerians to embrace careers in the…
Aviation: Northwest APC lauds Sirika’s contributions to sector
The All Progressives Congress (APC), North-West, has lauded the contributions of former Aviation Minister Hadi Sarika to the transformation and…
AU seeks Nigeria’s support for single air transport project
The African Union Commission (AUC) has solicited Nigeria’s backing in bringing the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) project to…
Buhari explains removal of VAT from domestic air fares
President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent decision by the Federal Government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) from domestic air…
Aviation: Group urges unions to shelve strike
A group, Network of Nigeria Civil Society Organisation, has called on three unions in the aviation industry to shelve the…
FG loses N100bn on aviation charges – Expert
An aviation expert, Capt. John Ojikutu (retd.) says the Federal Government lost over N100 billion in Ticket Sales Charges (TSC)…
Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul facilities will boost aviation industry – Minister
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the proposed establishment of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility and…
Excessive, discriminatory charges root of underdeveloped African aviation – ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Tuesday said excessive and discriminatory charges by countries were hindering the development of…
We will not delve too much into aviation business – AMCON
The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) says its involvement in aviation business is limited to the recovery of loans…
Perm. Sec. tasks committee on accurate aviation statistical data
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Alhaji Sabiu Zakari, has urged members of the Aviation Statistical Committee to ensure…
Federal Government to pay defunct Airways staff entitlements
The Federal Government has expressed regret over the reported deaths of some workers of the defunct Nigerian Airways occasioned by…
UN Trains 34 Aviation Security Personnel
The United Nations Aviation School Project has begun training of 34 Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel to combat terrorism in Nigeria.…
FG To Fund Aviation Industry
Rev Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) says adequate funding of the Nigerian airlines is necessary to strengthen the…
Aviation experts to converge in Lagos
Aviation experts will on Oct.31 converge in Lagos to discuss the dwindling fortunes of the industry and the myriad of…
Easter: FG warns airlines against passenger exploitation
Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has warned airlines operating in the country against taking advantage of the…
Pay aviation dues to avoid embarrassment, FG advises airline operators
The Federal Government has urged the Airline Operators in Nigeria to pay their dues to the aviation agencies promptly to…
Arik Air Triples Service On Abuja-PH-Abuja Route
Henry Ojelu Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s leading airline, has increased flight frequency on the Abuja-Port Harcourt-Abuja route from…
Airbus Crashes In France With 148 On Board
A German airliner crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday with all 148 people on board…
Beyond Flight Bookings Made Easy
The Nigerian Aviation Portal launched two months ago by the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, is a step in the…
Buhari: A Daniel Come To Judgment Indeed (2)
By Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh Under the PDP-led Federal Government since 1999, and, especially within the last 6 years of our…
Cargo Flights Suspended To Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba All cargo flights have been suspended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority…
Arik Air Adds 20 Flights For Yuletide
Simon Ateba Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, said on Thursday that it will provide additional 20 flights to cater for…
Hacking threatens airline safety, says aviation chiefs
Cyber crime is a serious threat to safety in the skies, aviation industry heavyweights said Wednesday, vowing to fight the…
Chidoka vows to end corruption in aviation sector by 2015
The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, on Tuesday said that the ministry would not relent in its effort to break…
Arik Air Resumes Flights To Banjul After Ebola
Simon Ateba/Lagos Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier is resuming flight services to Banjul, Gambia, the airline said in a…
The National Carrier Project
Many aviation analysts and stakeholders have posited that having a national carrier could be to the country’s advantage, if such…
Passengers Queue For Ebola Check At Abuja Airport
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Passengers arriving from domestic and international flights into Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, are now being subjected…
Aviation unions shelve August 4 strike
The three unions in the nation’s aviation industry say they have shelved their strike scheduled for 4 August. The decision…