Aviation

FG sacks aviation directors hours after CEOs’ removal Less than 24 hours after the removal of all heads of aviation agencies from their offices, the Federal Government has also sacked all directors of Aviation. This was disclosed in a…

Minister Keyamo Summons Aviation Chiefs to Address Safety Concerns Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has called for a meeting with heads of aviation regulatory agencies to address pressing safety concerns…

Aviation workers ended their strike on Tuesday and left the entrance gates of the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 (MMA2) Terminal in Lagos State so that aircraft operations could resume after many hours of protests. Recall that the MMA2…

Nigeria’s federal government has reacted formally to the issue of foreign airlines selling tickets to Nigerian passengers in dollars, saying such practice was in violation of the nation’s extant laws. The Minister of Aviation, Senator…

By Derrick Bangura Many Nigerian airlines were shocked on Thursday when they were informed by oil marketers that aviation fuel had risen from N500 per litre to N680 per litre. Owing to this, airline operators have expressed fear that…

By Derrick Bangura On Wednesday, a major development occurred in the aviation industry as Nigerian airlines namely: Air Peace, Azman Air, United Nigeria Airline, Arik Air, Aero Contractors and Max Air announced an alliance…

By Matthew Eloyi After reaching an agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria, aviation workers have decided to suspend their planned strike. The strike was supposed to start on Tuesday, but the workers changed their minds after…

By Matthew Eloyi The Federal Government of Nigeria has begun to take steps to avert a nationwide strike by aviation workers. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, stated this in Abuja on Monday at a meeting with…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says electricity has again topped its 2021 consumer-related complaints chart just like in 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, told…

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the Federal Government will come up with a “simple policy” to regulate the use of drones for private and commercial purposes. He made this known on Thursday at the weekly State House Briefing in…