President Bola Tinubu has renamed some airports owned by the federal government after political leaders and other prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations yesterday. The memo stated, “I am […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has concluded plans to introduce special visa on arrival, known as Business Trust Visas for foreigners who are coming into the country for the purpose of investment. Currently the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command of NIS said it issued 53,644 Visa on Arrival (VoA) to foreigners in 2022 and intends to double this […]
Shareholders: Airline Valued $3.7bn in 2014, Request for Statement of Company’s Affairs Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has exonerated the Arik Air Receiver Manager, Kamilu Omokide Alaba and insists that the founder of the airline, Sir Arumemi Johnson owed AMCON N240 billion and described him as a bully borrower. This was contained in a […]
The preliminary report of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has indicted Max Air of overwriting the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the serious incident, which occurred on May 7, 2023 on landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The report also accused the airline of feigning ignorance of the Nigeria Civil Aviation […]
CEO of Rwand Air, Yvonne Manzi Makolo has urged African governments to do everything possible to boost intra Africa travel by removing all barriers to connectivity from one country to another across the continent. Makolo who is also the Chair of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said African airlines need partnerships to help them […]
