The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has created nine new Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Area Navigation 10 (RNAV10) regional routes across Nigeria's airspace in preparation for the resumption of international flight operation in the country. The Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, said yesterday that the newly created PBN routes include the UQ300- connecting […]
The federal government has vowed to apply the principle of reciprocity against the nationals of some countries that are imposing stringent traveling conditions on Nigerian citizens on the bases of COVID-19 cases in the country. It has also flayed the attitude of Nigerians for not submitting themselves for COVID-19 testing. The Director General and Chief […]
The British High Commission in Nigeria has said it will replace, for free, the 30-day visa of individuals that were supposed to travel to the UK before the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 global pandemic. It said the free visa replacement, which will be open till December 2020, covers those who will be travelling to […]
Contrary to the reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved some international carriers for the resumption flights expected to commence on August 29, the regulatory authority has said foreign airlines must abide by certain Covid-19 protocols. The agency said international airlines flying into the country are expected to show evidence of compliance […]
The Director-General, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, has said airlines who fail to report serious aircraft incidents during flight operations could lose their licences. He said Mandatory Occurrence (incident) Reporting (MOR) is compulsory and airlines who default would lose their Air Operator Certificates. The DG stated this Wednesday in Abuja during […]
Ethiopian Airline today (Thursday) said its last evacuation flight out of Nigeria will depart the country tomorrow, Friday. This clarification becomes necessary following "a misleading " report by a major newspaper that the airline is operating a commercial flight out of the country on Friday, thereby defying the federal government's announcement that commercial international flights […]
The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada has announced an indefinite suspension of its activities. In a statement posted on its website, the commission also said the special intervention arrangement for emergency cases "on discretionary basis" has been suspended. The commission said it had devised a system in which citizens with emergency cases were attended […]
The Federal Government is set to spend over N688.56 billion ($1.812 billion) for the acquisition of over 300 scanners for the nation's ports and entry points for digital examination of cargoes and oTHE Federal Government is set to spend over N688.56 billion ($1.812 billion) for the acquisition of over 300 scanners for the nation's ports […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Monday, said it had begun a probe into allegations of an evacuation racket laid against some of its staffers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The airport staffers were accused of collecting fees from arriving passengers, and to assist intending passengers under the guise of evacuation flights. […]
Despite several passport renewal requests from Nigerians in the country, the Nigerian high commission in Canada announced an indefinite suspension of its activities on Tuesday. According to a statement provided on its website, the embassy hinged the decision on the fact that people show up at the chancery uninvited, adding that the special intervention arrangements for emergency […]
