The Managing Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Lawan Kuru has identified lack of corporate governance and inadequate oversight as major challenges affecting growth of the nation’s aviation sector. Kuru, made this remark in a paper with the theme ‘Corporate Governance and Airline Industry development in Nigeria’ which he delivered as Guest […]
The Federal Government has stated that it will on Monday, 15th of October, flag off the final verification and payment of entitlements to former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways nationwide. The government gave this hint in a statement by the Special Assistant to Finance Minister on Media and Communications, Mr. Paul Ella Abechi, and confirmed […]
The Nigerian Airforce on Friday confirmed that one pilot died and another was seriously injured in an accident involving two of its jets in Mashafa area of Mpape, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in the early hours of the day. The aircraft were said to be taking part in the rehearsals for […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given local and foreign airlines up to 31st of December, 2018 deadline to automate/integrate and key into the Avitech platform for the remittance of the five percent Ticket Sales Charge/Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) or face severe sanctions. The deadline was set in a letter dated 14th of September,2018 signed by […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), has commended the Federal Government over its decision to suspend the Nigeria Air project in view of the fiscal realities and the capital intensive nature of the project. The association’s Chairman, Capt. Nogie Meggison, on Thursday said that the decision by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) aligned with the […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced on Wednesday the suspension of the planned national carrier, Nigeria Air. The minister tweeted on his Twitter handle, @hadisirika: “I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be […]
The African Development Bank, with some global development partners, on Tuesday disclosed that the sum of $1 billion had been secured to support investment in infrastructure development in Africa. The AfDB and its supporting partners in the multi-level securitization finance, include the European Commission, Mariner Investment Group, LLC, Africa50 and Mizuho International Plc. The continental […]
Dana Air, has introduced an online booking service – ‘smart booking’ on WhatsApp – in furtherance of its commitment to revolutionize the ease of booking tickets for air passengers. With the ‘Smart Booking’ on WhatsApp, guests of the airline can book and pay immediately, book and pay later, register for Dana Miles or get details […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has warned that the nation’s airspace surveillance system, known as Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON), may collapse due to lack of spare parts. The agency’s Managing Director, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, who gave the warning at aviation stakeholders’ interactive forum held on Tuesday in Lagos, called all the Federal […]
British Airways (BA) on Friday apologized to customers after the credit card details of thousands of the customers were stolen over a two-week period in the worst ever attack on its website and app. A news report by Reuters quoted the airline’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Alex Cruz, as saying in London that the airline […]