Following the threat of a protest by aviation sector workers, the federal government of Nigeria has reduced the deductions from the aviation agencies Internally Generated Revenue...
The Nigerian aviation industry is bracing for a potential crisis as unions warn of attendant job losses if the embargo on four Arik Air aircraft is...
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, invited Hadi Sirika, the immediate past Minister of Aviation, for questioning over the controversial national air carrier, Air Nigeria. The...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would no longer permit strikes by aviation workers at the nation’s airports. The National...
Airlines in the country have announced a 100 percent increase in airfare tickets amid high cost of aviation fuel, and low number of aircraft. This was...
In a bid to curtail the spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria, people from some countries will be not be allowed entry into the country, Minster of...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said that the Federal Government remains committed to the establishment of a national carrier for the country, alongside provision...
With effect from May 1, 2019, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has closed down the Gombe and Kebbi airports as a result of over...
STAKEHOLDERS yesterday described the suspension of the proposed National Carrier by the Federal Government as expected outcome. They said the suspension confirmed their earlier claim that...
Exactly two months after the official launch of the logo and name of the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, the Federal Government has suspended the project....
The Federal government on Wednesday in London unveiled the new national carrier to be known as Nigeria Air. Fifteen years after the old Nigeria Airways stopped...
Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa’s largest aviation groups, has taken delivery of the largest B737 Max 8 aircraft in the continent into its fleet. This was...
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to a plan that will see airport security personnel begin to bear arms. The Minister of State for Aviation,...
The management of Dana Air Thursday welcomed the Nigerian government’s decision to carry out a complete audit of its operation. The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may be forced to declare a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, wanted after refusing to honour five separate...
Though no reason has been adduced for the resignation of the Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), Mr. Norbert Bielderman, on Wednesday, sources say...
It may take the aviation sector more than two quarters to recover its revenue losses incurred during the six-week closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,...
The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had relieved the chief executive officers of the four aviation agencies in Nigeria. No reason was given for...
In keeping with the directive of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) the NCAA is to revisit all cases of violation of aviation regulations by airliners...
Airline passengers have been forced to pay an increase in air fares as a result of acute scarcity of aviation fuel, which has returned to the...
As the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sets a 2017 and 2018 deadline for member countries to beef up security within their airports, Nigeria may be...
Worried by continuous rise in price of aviation fuel, a research authorized by the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to fine tune a biologically sourced...
The Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday paid a visit to a former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode who is being detained by the EFCC....
Tension seems to have gripped policy makers and other stakeholders over what might be the position of Nigeria in the next inspection visit of the aviation...
Domestic airlines in the country are at risk of extinction, unless the federal government urgently pumps intervention funds into them, airline operators have said. The operators...
The Federal Government has intervened in the plight of workers of Aero Contractors who were sent home by the airline on indefinite leave. Minister of State...
About twenty four hours after a major airline company in Nigeria, Aero Contractors suspended its operations, another one has followed suit. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority...
With effect from tomorrow (Thursday) all staff of Aero Contractors will precede on compulsory leave as the airline has announced a suspension of its scheduled operational...
Uneasy calm gripped officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), at the weekend, over the resurrection of an alleged diversion of about $100 million Bilateral...
In a bid to overtake Nigeria as the main hub of the aviation industry in West Africa, Ghana has reduced price of Jet A1 by 20...
A higher profit margin has compelled fuel marketers to now divert Jet A1, also known as aviation fuel, to domestic use as kerosene, so says a...
Upset by the frequency of oversea training for pilots and technical crews, airline operators have frowned at the policy compelling them to spend N55 billion annually for the programme. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has persistentlyrefused a call for a reduction in the number of such refresher courses undertaken...
With more revelations emerging on why most airline operators are having their flights delayed or cancelled, the sector now spends an average of $20 million sourcing Aviation fuel, Jet...
Many people wishing to travel by air across the country were left disappointed as their flights were delayed or cancelled, leaving them stranded. The situation was...
The noose may have tightened further around the neck of a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, as the EFCC, has reportedly obtained...
The United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA has picked holes against claims made by the former Chairman of the defunct Air Nigeria, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, who...
A former Director of Finance of the moribund Air Nigeria, Mr. John Nnorom, has told the Senate how businessman Jimoh Ibrahim crippled the airline. Nnorom was...
If the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has his way, the paucity of foreign exchange which is already taking a toll on the activities...
The rippled effect of the credit crunch which continues to bite harder in different sectors is also threatening the existence of most of the foreign airlines...
The American army will test its laser airborne directed weapon fleet of helicopters very soon. The Army’s Apache helicopters are very good at blowing stuff up,...
Foreign airlines operating in the country are struggling to free about $575 million in generated revenue trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. To this...
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja tomorrow for a working visit to China aimed at securing greater support from Beijing for the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure,...
A four-man team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), has arrived Nigeria to commence the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), beginning from March 14...
Ahead of the planned audit of the nation’s aviation sector in March by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), has concluded...
The Senate on Wednesday called on Chief Executives of Aviation agencies in the country to take steps to replace aging pilots in their system. This was...
As at the end of 2014, the aviation sector in Nigeria had lost about $7bn to capital flight, this according to experts in the sector. The...
Former Corps Marshall and Executive Director of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Osita Chidoka, has been appointed new Minister of Aviation by President Goodluck Jonathan...
