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Air Peace resolved alleged safety violations in UK – Keyamo

Hon. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has corroborated that Air Peace Airline has resolved all issues related to the alleged possible safety violations at the Gatwick Airport. This was disclosed by the minister in a statement via his official X handle on Tuesday. This follows the letter written by the United Kingdom […]

Nigeria-UAE flights to resume soon – Keyamo
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Nigeria-UAE flights to resume soon – Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, revealed that flights between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates will recommence soon. He made this announcement following a meeting with UAE Ambassador Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi in Abuja. Keyamo mentioned that the ambassador presented official communication from Emirates Airline, indicating a scheduled date for […]

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Keyamo affirms airline industry’s FX backlog cleared

The Minister of Aviation and Aeronautics, Festus Keyamo said the Central Bank of Nigeria has cleared a backlog amounting to approximately $160 million for the air transport sector. This was disclosed by the Keyamo in a live appearance on Arise television on Monday. The minister noted that in Nigeria, there are two different backlogs of […]

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Keyamo poaches ‘heaven-on- earth double-decker’ Airbus aircraft for Nigeria

Festus Keyamo, the Federal Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has disclosed that the Nigerian government is in talks with prominent aircraft leasing companies in France to facilitate the leasing of Airbus aircraft for Nigeria’s private airline operators. The announcement, made on his official X account, outlined that Keyamo led a delegation of senior government […]

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SAATM to cut Africa’s trade gap by 51% – Keyamo

The establishment of a Single African Air Transport Market, according to Minister of Aviation and Aero Development, Festus Keyamo, would result in a 51% reduction in the intra-African trade deficit. According to The Punch, he made this revelation on Tuesday in Abuja during a workshop on African Aviation Market Integration, Single African Air Transport Market, and […]

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Keyamo sets up taskforce for relocation of airlines

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has established a five-person task force to address any issues that may result from the abrupt relocation of international airlines from the old international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos to the terminal that was recently opened at the same airport. In a press […]