President Bola Tinubu has replaced five Managing Directors and Directors-General of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. The President also suspended the Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Shuaibu Nuhu, to enable him face an “unfettered investigation” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The changes in the leadership positions […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria’s emergency management agency, has alerted the public that 31 communities in 14 states may witness heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding this week. The agency, in a statement signed by its Territorial Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, listed some of the states to be affected […]
Aviation workers in the country have alerted of their plans to embark on two-day warning strike from Monday over alleged failure to implement the conditions of service agreement between their unions and some aviation agencies. The leaders of the major aviation sector unions, comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purposes of improving agricultural productivity in food and by implication, ensure food security in the country. The terms of the agreement indicated that farmers would receive weather forecasts through the meteorological agency to guide […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots, airline operators and other stakeholders in the nation’s aviation sector on the need for caution in their operations as hazardous weather associated with rainy season begins its manifestations in the airspace. The aviation sector regulator gave this charge on Tuesday in an Advisory Circular (AC) with […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Sunday instructed Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) in all the nation’s airports to temporarily close the airspace during hazardous weather conditions to avert air travel crisis. This is even as it also advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution during flight operations in such weather conditions. The agency […]