Aviation

Keyamo Welcomes Inauguration of ICAN Aviation Chapter

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has inaugurated Aviation Chapter with the investiture of pioneer leadership, as the institute called for flexibility and visionary financial strategy rooted in the industry. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, described the inauguration of the Aviation Chapter as a timely and visionary step […]

Airports

Controversy over Alleged Concession of Enugu Airport

In the last two weeks, there were several reports about the alleged planned concession of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu for 80 years to a faceless company not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). THISDAY carried out its investigations and found out that most of the reports were based on assumptions and propaganda, […]

NIMET

NiMet Staff Strike Causes Disruption to Flight Operations

•Air Peace suspends flight operations nationwide •Flights disrupted at Kano airport •NiMet: we are disappointed with unions’ hardline decision Kasim Sumaina in Abuja, Chinedu Eze and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano A industrial action by aviation labour unions over the failure of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) management to acquiesce to the demands of its workers impacted […]

Aviation

Okonjo-Iweala Urges US to Reconsider Reciprocal Tariffs on Poor African Nations

  *At $187.64bn, Nigeria’s GDP drops to fourth in Africa  *Trump moves to resolve violent wars, conflicts in Africa Eromosele Abiodun and Nume Ekeghe in Washington DC The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, advised the United States to critically re-evaluate its stance on reciprocal tariffs, particularly as they impact […]