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Domestic airlines in Nigeria are struggling with a severe financial crunch as aviation fuel prices skyrocket by nearly 80%, threatening to disrupt the country’s air travel sector. The recent surge in the price of Jet-A1, a key operational cost for airlines, has pushed the industry to the edge, according to…
The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has officially designated the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna, as the alternative airport to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The announcement was made during the formal inauguration of Overland Airways’ new flight operations at the Minna airport.…
A United Airlines Boeing 787-800, carrying 245 passengers and 11 crew members, made an emergency return to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, in the early hours of Friday, January 24, 2025. The aircraft, which departed at 23:59 on Thursday, experienced a technical issue mid-flight, prompting the pilot to report…
Aviation: NCAA Assures of Secured Airspace, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Access to Dry-lease Airlines Safe and secured airspace, development and deployment of Sustainable, low carbon and cleaner Aviation Fuel and ensuring access to dry-lease airlines as well as commenced Safety and Economic Audit Of All Private Jet Operations In Nigeria are…
With Our Enhanced Surveillance, Nigeria’s Airspace is Safer Now- NCAA The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given an assurance that with it’s enhanced safety surveillance, the Nigerian airspace is safer now. The acting Director General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo gave the assurance during the staff annual New Year…
The African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU), Abuja, paid a courtesy visit to the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. The AAAU delegation, led by Aviation Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr. Emmanuel C. Meribole alongside the Registrar, Mustapha Sheikh Abdullahi, Director of Academic Planning, Professor Yahaya Zayyana Ibrahim, and other…
The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN CON FCIarb (UK), is currently leading a high-powered Nigerian delegation on a 4-day bilateral working visit to France. This visit, tagged the Nigeria France Bilateral Business Forum, aims to strengthen cooperation and explore business opportunities in the aviation sector…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has inspected facilities at the temporary campus of African Aviation and Aerospace University along Abuja Airport, stating that the University will provide students with international qualifications, including ICAO and WMO certifications. Mr. Keyamo also stated that the University had been…
The Federal Government has sacked all the directors of aviation agencies in the Ministry of Aviation Aerospace Development, barely 24 hours after President Bola TInubu fired the heads of five aviation agencies and suspended the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Nuhu Musa. Tinubu had on Wednesday sacked…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, sacked the heads of various agencies in the aviation sector, replacing them with acting and substantive heads. They include Mr. Kabir Mohammed of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria; Mr. Tayib Odunowo of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency; Akinola Olateru of the Nigerian Safety Investigation…
