Nuhu Aviation

Labour Party: NCAA May Sanction Pilot for Disregarding Airport Closure Warnings

*Explains why political party’s aircraft was grounded The pilot in command (name withheld) who airlifted the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi from Benin to Ibadan airports on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 might be sanctioned by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the violation of safety procedures.Informed source from the regulatory authority disclosed […]

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Stakeholders Identify High Demand, Scarcity, Inefficiency as Causes of Delays in Obtaining International Passports

Stakeholders in the aviation industry have identified some key factors affecting the issuance and collection of international passports in Nigeria. According to them, the challenge in obtaining international passports in Nigeria is fast becoming a perennial one, a development that is also affecting the rate at which many Nigerians struggle to migrate to other parts […]

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FG, Stakeholders’ Tangle Over Aerotropolis

Last week the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, reiterated the intention of the Buhari’s administration to kick-off the aerotropolis programme, even at the twilight of its tenure, but stakeholders have frowned at the plan to demolish agency’s facilities to make way for the project in Lagos. Writing for Airport Council International (ACI), Sabrina Guerieri, […]

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Aviation Industry Mourns Capt. Nwana

The aviation industry, few days ago, lost one of its seasoned pilots, the late Captain Obi Nwana. In a tribute, Group Chairman, OAS Helicopters, Capt. Evarest Nnaji, described the late Nwana as a rare gem in the ‘forest of Nigeria aviation professionals’. “He was Captain of Captains. The biggest challenge for anyone trying to underscore […]