Airlines

Ministry of Aviation Grants Air Peace Approval to Fly to New York

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has approved the request of Air Peace and authorised the airline to operate commercial flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, US. Air Peace had in a letter dated January 12, 2024, written to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, requesting approval to operate to New York. […]

ACCIDENT

Wigwe: Witness Reports Indicate It Was Raining When Crash Occurred, Say US Authorities

United States authorities said that witness reports suggest it was raining when a helicopter crashed in California near the Nevada border on Friday, killing the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son; as well as a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said preliminary […]

SAFETY

Keyamo Pays Tribute to Wigwe, Describes Him as Visionary Entrepreneur

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic passing of Herbert Wigwe, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc. A statement released yesterday by his media aide, Tunde Moshood, the Minister expressed shock and disbelief at the untimely demise of Wigwe, noting that the visionary leader had visited his office just a few […]

Keyamo and the aviation team in London REGULATION

Niger Republic Bans Flights from Nigeria

The Military government of Niger Republic has reiterated its ban of flights from Nigeria, insisting that flights emanating from Nigeria would not be allowed to land in Niger. This was contained in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the country’s airspace management authority on February 6, 2024. Nigeria had earlier issued a statement reinstating […]

CARGO

Untapped Agricultural Produce Export Business

With hundreds of kilometers of arable land from mangrove to the Savanna, agriculture can become the major source of foreign exchange for Nigeria Nigeria is sitting on huge wealth that it is almost slipping away. That wealth is agriculture, which has remained untapped as a huge source of foreign exchange because government has not shown […]