The WMO Regional Association I (RA1) management group, met in Addis Ababa from the 19-21 July 2023 to deliberate on issues related to meteorology and hydrology in Africa, including the Early Warning for All (EW4ALL). The group examined the outcomes of the 18th session of the Regional Association (RA I-18, Phase III) and the […]
Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, has met with state governors, and decisions were taken to raise awareness about forecast and early action, especially in vulnerable communities. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on NTA program tagged: ‘Mitigating Flood Amidst Rising Water Level’, Prof. Matazu said he led his team to […]
After many years of animosity over concession agreement, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Mohammed, on Monday, met with the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2, Dr Wale Babalakin, in a historic interaction. The duo in a […]
There will be many benefits if Nigerian airlines are enabled to operate international routes. They will be able to earn foreign exchange; they will provide competition on Nigerian routes, which will bring down cost of airfares for the traveler, and they will create more jobs and also help in manpower development. Industry observers have said […]
High airfares charged in Nigeria by international airlines could be traced to the lopsided Bilateral Air Service Agreements that was signed by the federal government, which does not protect Nigerian carriers and travellers. It has become a cliché to say that Nigerian travellers pay the highest airfares to international destinations in West Africa and one […]
