NAHCO, ex-staffers in tango over severance benefits

Ex-staffers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, and the management are in a row over allegations of unpaid severance gratuities, following the privatisation of the company in 2005. While the ex-workers claimed that they were yet to be paid their entitlements 15 years on, the management dismissed the claims, showing evidence of disbursements […]

Covid-19 - Int'l Flights Resume August 29

International flights which were suspended by the nation's Aviation authorities in the country following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic globally will resume from August 29. Accordingly, all evacuation flights which were introduced in the country in the wake of the ban on international flights will end on August 25. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, […]

NPA Receives Largest-Ever Container Vessel At Onne Port

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Onne Port Complex, has successfully berthed one of the biggest gearless Maerskline vessels at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne in Rivers State. The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel, with length overall of 300 metres and width of 48 metres, is the biggest-ever container vessel to berth at any Nigerian ports. The […]

Report Airport Officials Demanding Money, FAAN Urges Passengers

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on travelers to report any official of the agency that would request for money under any guise because the agency does not offer cash services to passengers. The call was made yesterday by the FAAN's General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu. Yakubu said that […]

Air Peace, Aero Airlines, Four Others to Resume Flights At Asaba Airport

Six airlines, including two frontline carriers, are set for resumption of flights into the Asaba International Airport, the Delta State capital, expectedly from tomorrow, Monday, August 17, 2020. Air Peace and Aero Contractors are two major airlines billed to resume regular flight operations into Asaba at the beginning of the new week as the airport […]

Again, Unions Threaten Aviation Agencies, Airlines Over Workers' Welfare

Aviation industry unions have threatened another showdown with aviation agencies and airlines over the welfare of workers. The unions said their grievance was based on all sundry issues that affect the aviation industry, from the COVID-19 intervention fund, condition of services for certain agencies to minimum wage as well as relocation of headquarters of agencies. […]

Govt Moves to End U.S. Visa Restrictions On Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed confidence that Nigeria was making progress to reverse the United States suspension of the issuance of "immigrant visas" to Nigerian passport holders. The President, who spoke while receiving report of the Committee on Citizen Data Management and Harmonization, chaired by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, at the Council Chamber, […]

Adjusting to New Realities in Aviation Sector

Last week, the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) confirmed that it was broke. The agency revealed that it had borrowed money to pay salaries for the previous month. Similarly, it was difficult for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to pay its workers in April, May and June, which were periods […]

Ground handlers rally airlines to right pricing, dollar rate

Worried by the operational challenges in the COVID-19 era, ground handlers and stakeholders have rallied airlines to the right pricing mechanism and service payment in dollars. The operators, at a webinar organised by Association of Aviation Ground Handlers (AGHAN), said right pricing is a better alternative to price adjustment. A former Director-General of the Nigerian […]

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