Tag: aviation minister
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EXPLANATION! Aviation minister, Keyamo clarifies on directive to foreign airlines to patronize local caterers
Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN has clarifies on the directive earlier issued to foreign airlines to serve local delicacies to passengers on board. Hear him: “This is to clarify that directing foreign airlines on out-bound flights to patronise our local caterers is not the same thing as directing them to serve local dishes. ”…
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Over 100 Airlines have gone under in Nig in last 25yrs – Aviation Minister, Keyamo laments
…threatens to cancel some aviation contracts The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has lamented that no fewer than 100 airlines have gone under in Nigeria in the last 25 years. Speaking at the Aviation Industry Stakeholders’ Forum held in Lagos on Saturday, Keyamo decried the continuous collapsing of airlines in Nigeria adding…
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Aviation Minister seeks support of ICAO for Airport development plan in Nigeria
The Honourable Minister for Aviation and Aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, paid a recent visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Aviation Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), in Montreal Canada, where he sought the support of these important international regulatory bodies, on the comprehensive civil aviation master plan and airports’ development plan…
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Nigeria to get national carrier soon – Aviation minister, Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says Nigeria will soon get a national carrier. Sirika said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation for 2023 budget defence in Abuja on Tuesday.
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BREAKING: First aviation minister, Amaechi is dead
First Republic aviation minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi is dead, aged 93 years. Chief Amechi who hailed from Amihe village in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra died on Tuesday in a brief illness, his family has stated.
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Aviation minister frowns at airlines selling tickets in dollars
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has frowned at foreign airlines selling tickets in dollars, warning that government would not take it kindly with those caught engaging in such violation of Nigerian laws. Sirika gave the warning while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federal…
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FFK’s wife, Precious Chikwendu reunites with children after long battle for custody
Precious Chikwendu, the wife of the former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode a.k.a FFK, has reunited with her children after months of intense battle. The duo has been in an intense fight in and out of the court over the custody of the kids who have been in the care of their father ever since.
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Why Nigeria is yet to resume flights to Dubai – Aviation Minister
The Federal Government on Monday said flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are yet to resume due to discriminatory nature of protocol introduced by the UAE. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, made the remark during the briefing by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. Sirika, who explained that…
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Aviation minister mourns, loses Chief of Staff
Ibrahim Idris, the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, is dead. Idris passed on Sunday night, the Federal Ministry of Aviation announced on Monday morning. The ministry tweeted, “Innalillahi Wa inna ilahi Rajuun, with total submission to the will of Allah, we announce the death of Dr. Ibrahim Idris Chief of…
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Aviation Minister announces date for resumption of domestic flights nationwide
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika on Monday announced that domestic flights will resume nationwide June 21. Recall that the flights were suspended since March due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Sirika announced the flight resumption at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He said the resumption of…