In a move that will see the federal government take total control of the country's maritime security, which includes anchorage, where all vessels calling at the various ports across the country berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) yesterday said the $195 million Deep Blue Project will handle all security matters when it commences. Known as […]
The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has decried the high rate of manual examination of cargoes at the nation's seaports and has urged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to deploy technology to drive the process. Speaking on behalf of the operators at the weekend in Lagos, the Chairman of STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup, […]
Airline operators and stakeholders in the aviation sector have decried the use of foreign airlines to evacuate Nigerian citizens abroad. They asked the federal government to reverse the trend, insisting that the indigenous operators have the capacity to conduct the evacuation flights. Daily Trust reports that the federal government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, […]
The domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja have been rated 57 percent in terms of meeting the requirements of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the commencement of operations. This implies that if the federal government had not shifted the proposed resumption of domestic flights hitherto slated […]
The Senate on Thursday, via its Committee on Aviation, said re-opening of the nation's airports for operation on June 21 was unrealistic, following concerns raised by workers in the aviation industry. Chairman of the Committee, Smart Adeyemi (APC Kogi), gave the position when the committee met with officials of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria […]
World airlines are revving up to return to recovery path after months of lockdown. Amid uncertainties, stiffer competition awaits the scramble for the depleted market. In all of these, protecting the local airlines should not be an afterthought of both the government and regulators. WOLE OYEBADE writes. Global airlines are once again taking to the […]
Amid speculations that government may require that middle seats in airlines be left vacant on flight resumption, Chairman of Air Peace, one of the national carriers, Mr. Allen Onyema has said implementing the middle seat regime will not be profitable in view of its revenue-depleting implications for airlines. Onyema made this remark at the webinar […]
The APC in Ekiti State has asked the opposition PDP to account for the over N10 billion allegedly earmarked for a cargo airport in the state during the administration of Governor Ayo Fayose. The APC, in a statement yesterday in Ado Ekiti, said the PDP or any of its members had no moral right to […]
The Federal Government yesterday suspended a charter operator, Executive Jet Services, for airlifting a musician, Azeez Fashola (a.k.a. Naira Marley) to Abuja for a concert. The airline allegedly breached the flight restriction rules that prohibited all commercial services as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Minister of Aviation, Hadi […]
Embattled local charter operator, Executive Jet, yesterday, apologised for carrying out illegal operations, saying it was tricked into the prohibited flight. The carrier, which has been suspended indefinitely, airlifted a popular musician, Naira Marley, to a concert in Abuja. Apparently shocked by the development and the airline’s defence, aviation stakeholders said the oddity showcases the rot […]
