A recent tour around the country shows that Nigeria has diverse and huge agri produce to export to the world but lacks the ability to develop, preserve and exploit her invaluable resources. From the mangrove to the Sahel, Nigeria has farm and animal produce for export that could yield more foreign exchange than oil and […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has made successful efforts at improving safety in the nation’s airspace by upgrading landing aids and automating its system. The Managing Director of the agency, Tayib Mohammed Odunowo, in an interactive forum with aviation correspondents in Lagos, said he knew the agency had challenges like any other agency and […]
Airline operators have raised the concern that some domestic airlines may suspend operations permanently from March next year, if there is no government intervention to cushion the high cost of operation in the Nigerian aviation sector. The operators stated that the devaluation of the naira, which now exchange for N1,200 to $1, could force some […]
There were excitement and optimism on Thursday night at the new terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos when Uganda Airlines inaugural flight touched down to mark the beginning of direct flight between Nigeria and East African nation. The elated delegation from Uganda said direct flight between both countries would deepen economic ties […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is cash strapped and cannot fund rehabilitation of airport facilities due to the deduction of 40 per cent of its Internally Generated Revenue by the federal government. This was disclosed by former Deputy Director of Finance, FAAN, Philip Emeto who retired recently from the agency. He said that […]
