Aviation

Olateru Lauds FG for Boosting Safety in Aviation Sector

The Director General of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru, has commended the federal government for boosting aviation safety in the country with the recent procurement of fire tenders for airports. Giving this commendation recently in Abuja while receiving the executive members of the Nigeria Aviation Fire and Safety Association (NAFSA) in his […]

Aviation

Sirika Directed to Halt Demolition of Aviation Agencies’ Offices

The National Assembly joint committee on Aviation, headed by Senator Christine Olujumi and Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has directed the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to halt the planned demolition of the offices of the aviation agencies in Lagos. The directive followed the two-day warning strike embarked by aviation workers’ unions, which crippled flight operations […]

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Addressing Insecurity at Nigerian Airports

For several years there have been incidents of Nigerians hiding in the wheel-well or other parts of aircraft to escape from the country. The continuous record of these incidents is an indication that the security system at the airports is weak and porous. Few days ago, news report indicated that a stowaway was discovered in […]