The Bayelsa government at the weekend opened partnership discussions with its Akwa Ibom counterpart on the use of Ibom Air to start commercial flight operations at the Bayelsa International Airport. Speaking as the leader of a high-powered delegation from Bayelsa at a meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, the Deputy Governor, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, […]
Following a complaint by the former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, regarding a N2,000 charge by officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the authority has clarified the reason for the charge. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, and shared on Twitter, the authority […]
The Federal Government is expected to raise $250 million from private investors for the proposed national carrier, Nigerian Air. The Ministry of Aviation made this known in a statement while giving an update on the Aviation Development Roadmap of the present government administration following criticisms over the delay in the implementation of the project. The […]
Lufthansa has confirmed that it has concluded plan to resume flights from the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, as soon as the federal government reopen the airport. This was disclosed by the General Manager, Sales, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, Lufthansa Group, Mrs. Adenike Macaulay. Macaulay said Lufthansa is interested in resuming flights from Port Harcourt […]
The protests and petitions have been deafening over the failure of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to promptly issue passports to Nigerians who have applied and paid for them. At the Federal Capital Territory and in Lagos, there are many applicants who have waited for months for the passport, which they had applied and paid […]
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, yesterday took delivery of another Boeing 737 aircraft at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, for the state commercial airline called Cally Air. The arrival of the second aircraft is coming barely three weeks after the first one was received on April 6, 2021. On the ground to […]
The ministry of interior has asked the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to work with other agencies to upgrade the security measures at airports across the country. In a letter to the Commandant-General of the corps signed by P.O. Egbodo, Director of Joint Services, the ministry said the directive was as a result […]
Overseas maintenance of aircraft costs scheduled local airlines excess of N44 billion yearly. The capital flight, from a conservative estimate of about 70 operating airplanes, lately soared given the black market exchange rate of close to N500/$1. Stakeholders said the loss, to airlines in particular and the economy in general was avoidable had the Federal […]
The Federal Government has granted approval for the establishment of the Escravos Seaport Industrial Complex, ESIC, to Mercury Marine Concession Company, MMCC. The proposed $2.9 billion project is majorly designed to boost economic/national development of Nigeria particularly, Delta State. Chairman, Chief Executive of the firm, Rear-Admiral Andrew Okoji, who confirmed the approval, weekend, said the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized consignments of heroin and khat with a street value of over N10 billion, according to a statement by the agency. The statement by the agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, said the seizures were made […]
