Tag: Festus Keyamo

Policy and Regulations

Keyamo allows third-party payment for Peter Obi’s airport violation fine

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has asked Mr Nnaemeka Ikerionwu, who volunteered to pay the N25,000 fine imposed on Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to liaise with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on the payment process. Last Friday, Keyamo, in a statement posted on his X handle, […]

Aviation featured

Apologise or pay, Keyamo tells Obi over Abuja airport parking row

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has given the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a seven-day ultimatum to publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a N25,000 fine for allegedly violating parking regulations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement issued on Friday, Keyamo said an internal […]

Aviation

Keyamo condemns private jet’s illegal landing on Delta road

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the incident at the Asaba airport, where a private jet missed approach on the runway and landed on a concrete road under construction at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta state as serious breach of regulation and security. In his verified X handle, Keyamo said the aircraft returned […]

Transportation

FG plans rail link to connect Lagos airport terminals

The Federal Government is planning rail connectivity that will link the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, the General Aviation Terminal, and the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two in Lagos to improve passenger movement and airport accessibility. Nairametrics reported that the disclosure was made by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during his keynote […]

Appointments

AfDB appoints Keyamo as African champion for $7bn aviation programme

The African Development Bank has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, as the African champion for its newly unveiled Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme for Africa, a $7bn initiative aimed at repositioning the continent’s aviation industry. Nairametrics reported that, according to the letter of appointment on Wednesday, the appointment follows what it […]

Aviation

Keyamo urges action to improve African air connectivity

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has identified five strategic priorities he says are essential to strengthening connectivity across Africa, stressing that the continent can no longer afford to remain among the least connected regions globally. Keyamo made the remarks in a paper presented on Thursday at the Annual Lecture Series of […]

Aviation

Tinubu approves 30% debt relief for domestic airlines — Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says President Bola Tinubu has approved a 30 per cent reduction on debts owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies. Under the arrangement, local carriers will be required to pay only 70 per cent of their outstanding obligations to federal aviation bodies. Keyamo disclosed the decision […]

Aviation

Nigeria resolves 98% of trapped airline funds – Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that Nigeria has successfully resolved 98 per cent of previously trapped airline funds, describing the development as a critical step toward rebuilding investor trust and attracting new capital into the aviation industry. He made the disclosure on Wednesday during the inaugural Nigeria Aircraft Acquisition […]

Aviation

Akure Airport breach not aimed at passengers or facility – Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reassured Nigerians that the recent security breach at Akure Airport was not a deliberate attack on the facility, stressing that neither the airport nor its passengers were the intended targets. He gave the clarification during an interview on a public affairs programme on Eagles 102.5 […]

Aviation

FAAN introduces cash, card payment system at airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will launch a hybrid payment system for airport access gates nationwide on March 13, allowing both cash and electronic payments. The special adviser on media and communications to the minister, Tunde Moshood, said the move comes after the earlier cashless-only system was suspended due to traffic congestion at several […]

Aviation

FG resolves Enugu airport industrial dispute

The looming industrial crisis over the concession of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu was averted on Wednesday after aviation unions and the concessionaire reached an agreement that guarantees workers’ job security. The breakthrough came after the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during a meeting held at his office […]

Ports and Airports

NiMet equipment destroyed at Lagos airport terminal inferno — Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has confirmed that the fire which engulfed the Old Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos destroyed critical equipment belonging to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency that was housed within the facility. Keyamo stated that the incident would accelerate the already planned reconstruction of the […]