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Aviation auditors begin security audits of Lagos, Abuja airports
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Aviation auditors begin security audits of Lagos, Abuja airports

Melvin Onwubuke   A team of auditors from the International Civil Aviation Organisation has landed in Abuja to begin the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme employing the Continuous Monitoring Approach at the Lagos and Abuja airports starting today, March 11, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs & […]

Top 10 biggest airports in Africa
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Top 10 biggest airports in Africa

Africa is a vast and diverse continent with variations in infrastructure and economic growth. Africa’s air travel is centered on large hubs such as Johannesburg, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Cairo, Egypt, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. These cities’ airports serve as vital connecting hubs for international and domestic flights. Air travel in Africa has grown rapidly […]

IATA, weather company collaborate on data
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Why aviation industry hasn’t recovered from pandemic losses – IATA

The aviation industry is still getting over the losses from the pandemic that severely disrupted airline operations around the world, according to the International Air Transport Association. The Punch reported that Africa’s aviation industry is predicted to have suffered $7.7 billion in losses in 2020 as a result of government restrictions imposed to stop the […]

Why Abuja airport doesn't need another runway - Analysts
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Why Abuja airport doesn’t need another runway – Analysts

Analysts in the aviation industry have criticized the need for the construction of a second runway at Abuja airport. The Punch reported that the recent request by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation has reignited the discussion among aviation stakeholders.  for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja […]

Nigeria Air: FG warns against fake recruitment website
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Nigeria Air will begin flight soon– FG

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Aviation has disclosed that local and international flights of the national carrier, Nigeria Air will begin soon. This was despite the controversies around its establishment. According to The Punch, the minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this during  the ongoing National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023 in Abuja on […]

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FG approves N117bn for Kano airport repairs, others

The federal government authorized N117.721 billion in contracts for the ministries of petroleum resources and aviation yesterday. LEADERSHIP NEWS reported that the state minister for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva revealed this to State House reporters during the federal executive council meeting that President Muhammadu Buhari presided over at the presidential villa in Abuja. He claimed […]

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FG to establish maintenance centre for aviation sector

The Federal Government is set to establish a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Centre through Public Private Partnership to reposition the aviation sector in the country.   The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this in Abuja at the third edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration (PMB) Scorecard 2015-2023″ programme.   According to him, the […]

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Aviation workers protest disengagement at Lagos airport

Members of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Tuesday protested against the unprovoked termination” of the appointment of 34 aviation workers by the operators of the airport terminal, the B-Courtney Aviation Services Limited. According to Channels, the protesting workers blocked the entrance gates of the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 Terminal in […]

Flights to South-South most expensive - NBS
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Jet A1: Airlines slash workforce, Dana considers resumption

As the crisis in Nigeria’s aviation industry persists, domestic airlines have continued to reduce their workforce. According to The PUNCH, It was also learned that plans were in the works to hire back some of the laid-off workers, but that this wouldn’t really happen until more planes from the affected airlines started flying again. Airline […]

Flights to South-South most expensive - NBS
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Grant special waivers to airlines, expert tells FG

The Chairman of the Association of Approved Aviation Training Organisations in Nigeria, Mr Bankole Bernard, has called on the government to grant special waivers to airline operators as a means of saving the aviation sector. The aviation sector in recent weeks has been rocked with various complaints from passengers over the high cost of flight […]

Airports concession: FG moves to proposals request stage
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Aviation workers commence two-day warning strike

The workers of some agencies under the Ministry of Aviation have started a two-day warning strike from Monday to Tuesday due to unresolved conditions of service. The Chairman, FCT National Union of Air Transport Employees, Mr Dauda Nanbol, said during a protest on Monday that the move was necessary as the notice of strike from […]

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Why aviation industry remains in recession – Union

The National Union of Air Transport Employees on Sunday said the recent hike in airfares coupled with the impact of the Russia/Ukraine war and the COVID-19 outbreak had delayed the exit of Nigeria’s aviation sector from recession. NUATE President, Ben Nnabue, who disclosed this in his 2022 May Day speech to workers in the sector, […]