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Aviation, Headlines, Niger, State News
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
Minna Airport renamed after Tinubu as he visits Niger State on Monday By Abdullahi Egba Briefing journalists in Minna on Sunday, the State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Hon. Binta Mamman, said arrangements have been concluded by the government to ensure a smooth visit of the President. The Minna International Airport named after Abubakar […]
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Aviation, Headlines, United Kingdom (UK)
Saturday, January 27th, 2024
By Sandra Nwaokolo The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, embarked on a diplomatic mission to London on Friday to address the issue of establishing direct flights from Lagos to London. According to a statement released on Saturday, Keyamo held discussions with UK officials in the transport department during his visit. The meeting […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
By Oladipo Abiola The federal government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of some new directors for agencies under the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. The newly appointed directors will replace some of those sacked in the Aviation sector last week while a new […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
Ethiopian Airlines bans Nigerian passengers from using ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags By Bayo Wahab Due to its affordability, many Nigerians prefer to use the Ghana Must Go sacs as travel bags to convey their light and heavy luggage. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that the ban on the use of Ghana […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Sunday, September 3rd, 2023
By Shola Adekola The erudite and learned activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged for the suspension of flight operations of Nigeria British Airways and Virgin Atlantic until such a time when Nigeria’s Air Peace is allowed to also fly on the Lagos-London route in accordance with the provisions of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement(BASA) signed […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Friday, August 4th, 2023
There was a mild drama on board an Air Peace flight following the theft of N1 million of a passenger by another passenger. In a statement on Wednesday, the Spokesperson for the airline, Stanley Olisa, said the incident took place on board the Abuja-PHC flight P47192 on July 27. Olisa said the suspect was arrested […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
By Donatus Anichukwueze The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has renamed some federal airports after several notable Nigerians. This is according to a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The statement made available to Channels Television on Monday […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Thursday, June 8th, 2023
By Enioluwa Adeniyi Nigerian musician, Rudeboy has taken to social media to express his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the cost of repainting and rebranding a Nigeria Air aircraft. It was recently reported that this process cost an estimated 139 billion Naira, a claim that has since been widely discussed. The issue arose after the […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Monday, April 3rd, 2023
Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, under fire for spending whooping N12bn on 10 firefighting trucks • $25 million each By Ogaga Ariemu Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika is under fire for spending a whopping sum of N12 billion to acquire 10 firefighting trucks in Nigeria Airports. Sirika disclosed on Sunday that he commissioned ten firefighting trucks […]
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American Politics, Aviation, Headlines
Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
Nigeria-bound passengers flay U.S. Customs, United Airlines over airport harassments By Wole Oyebade • ‘We Get Frisked For Currency, Chased With Sniffer Dogs, Detained Like Common Criminals’ • We Cannot Speak For Customs, Border Officers — Airline Nigerians travelling home from the United States (U.S.) have alleged instances of harassment against the U.S. Customs, and […]