No doubt Nigerians tend to forget the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in a hurry for broken promises for drawing some sections of the aviation industry into a frenzy. It is certain that during the 2015 elections that paved way for Buhari to power, there were several assurances the team made in order to re-invigorate the aviation […]
President & Founder Belemaoil Producing Ltd., An indefatigable Philanthropist Strategic facilitator A Nationalist & Firm believer in the sanctity of Nigeria’s Unity Born on the 28th day of January 1975, to a humble family of Elder and Mrs. Teinbo Saturday Seliyefubara Jack-Rich, in Rivers State, Nigeria. At the age of ten (10), the responsibility to […]
As Buhari rolls out panacea to plane crashes in Nigeria As agitation continues for the non-payment of pensions owed to staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways of almost twenty years, which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, a voluntary think-tank of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, recently reviewed the […]
By 31st December 2021, the aviation sector will click 100 years in Nigeria, with Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport as the oldest in Nigeria when the first aircraft landed in Kano same year as it was launched – 1922, but the full operations started 14 years later in the country. In the first decades of […]
Our correspondents reveal reasons why the International Air Transport Association (IATA) had recently lashed the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) and warning it to direct its members to desist from criminal acts of issuing air tickets for Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) purposes to individuals who eventually void the tickets after gaining access to […]
In a move to strengthen harmony between the aviation trade unions, the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, in a statement signed by the ministry’s director of public affairs, James Odaudu, has promised to continue to support the involvement of union leaders and workers in policy and decision-making processes. The minister made the pledge at […]
All is set for the forthcoming Nigerian Aviation Workforce Safety (NAWS) 2021 symposium, which is scheduled to hold on October 12, 2021, in Abuja. The event themed ‘Mitigating/ Preventing the Adverse Impact of Wind Shear Occurrences in Nigerian Airspace’ is a proactive child of the need to strengthen the Nigeria Aviation Safety Management System, will […]
The Social House Secures Runner’s-Up Spot in Global Travelers’ Award The Social House, Nairobi, has been awarded one of two runners’ up spots in the ‘Best Urban Hotel’ category of National Geographic Travelers’ annual Hotel Awards. City hotels worldwide were judged by the following criteria: “We wanted to reward the hottest new hotels on the […]
In the early ours of Tuesday March 16, the management of Azman Airline has announced suspension of its flight services to all destinations in Nigeria. The management of the airline made this known, in a terse statement on social media monitored by our correspondents. The announcement said that the suspension of the flight services was […]
By Aminu Haruna The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Aviation has raised issues with a decision by the British Airways (BA) to move Accra-London flights from the Heathrow Airport to Gatwick. The government in a correspondence warned the British Airways against any unilateral decision. It said “We wish to remind you about the […]