Tag: Aviation
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FEC approves N11.8bn for aviation equipment, N592m for MRI for OAU teaching hospital
The Federal executive Council (FEC) has approved N11.8 billion for the procurement of equipment and setting up of a fire fighting trucks maintenance centre in Katsina State and an aircraft maintenance centre in Abuja. Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting,…
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CBN receives accolades for injecting $265m into aviation sector
Some stakeholders have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for injecting $265million into the nation’s aviation sector.
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Nigeria owing $450m in foreign airline revenue repatriation – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has alleged the Nigerian Government is preventing foreign airlines from repatriating the sum of $450 million (about N188.6 billion) revenue earned from ticket sales, to their respective countries. IATA’s Regional Vice President, Africa & Middle East Kamil Al-Alawadhi, made this known on Sunday during a press briefing, against the…
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FG meets with aviation workers to avert strike
The Federal Government has started moves to avert the impending nationwide strike by aviation workers.
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Fresh concerns about 5G and aviation safety amidst assurances – By Okoh Aihe
Fresh concerns about 5G and aviation safety amidst assurances – By Okoh Aihe
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Aviation hardly gives passengers a second chance to survive – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Nigeria is leadership-challenged at all levels, including an inability to regulate basic sectors. While the effects will be slow to manifest, the failure to properly regulate the aviation industry is quite frightening. No, I am not referring to the frequent crashes of military aircraft. I am talking about large civil passenger airlines.…
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COVID-19: 50 percent of world’s pilots now unemployed
More than half of the world’s airline pilots, including those in Nigeria, are no longer flying airplanes, according to the first worldwide survey of the profession since the outbreak of the COVID – 19 pandemic. The pandemic, according to the survey, has pushed pilots to consider other ways and means of earning a living. The…
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FG moves to prevent job losses in Aviation sector
The Federal Government has called for social dialogue between the employers and the employees in the Aviation industry to prevent job losses. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment made the call in a statement signed by Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry on Friday in Abuja. Ngige…
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FG orders enforcement of screening at airports
The Federal Government on Tuesday ordered airlines and agencies at airports that are presently in operation to enforce the screening of all passengers who use facilities at the airports. According to the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the order was issued to airline operators and agencies in order to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus.…
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Air disaster averted as FAAN security arrests man climbing moving plane at Lagos airport
***saves 171 passengers, 6 crew aboard An air disaster was averted when a 25 years old man was apprehended around the air field by Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel manning the Charlie One (C1) link/holding area of the domestic terminal (GHQ) in Lagos. According to reports, the intruder was apprehended…