Airlines

Experts Advocate Regulation, Empowerment of Nigerian Airlines to Support Flag Carriers

Experts in the aviation industry have agreed that for Nigeria’s aviation industry to develop and contribute significantly to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), provide jobs and indigenous airlines compete effectively with their counterparts overseas, the federal government must evolve strong economic regulation to build strong carriers with capacity. The experts also said that although the Nigerian […]

FAAN

FAAN Moves to Enforce Port Charge Compliance at MMIA Cargo Terminal

  In a strategic move aimed at strengthening transparency and boosting internally generated revenue (IGR), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), through its Directorate of Cargo Development & Services (DCDS), has secured critical stakeholder alignment to enforce compliance with the payment of FAAN’s statutory port charges at the Pilgrims & Cargo Terminal (PCT) of […]

Sanusi Aviation

Financial Fragility Behind Systemic Problems in Aviation Sector, Says Sanusi

The Managing Director/ CEO of Aero Contractors Limited, Captain Ado Sanusi, yesterday, said recent infractions Nigerian carriers – ValueJet and Ibom Air – had with unruly passengers were part of the systemic problems occasioned by financial fragility plaguing Nigeria’s aviation industry. Sanusi who spoke to THISDAY yesterday in Lagos, said there was gradual disconnection in the aviation industry, adding […]

Uko TRAVEL

Develop Domestic Tourism, Akwaaba Founder, Uko Charges African Countries

The Founder and organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Ikechi Uko, has called on African countries to develop their respective domestic tourism. According to him, with 1.4 billion people from 54 countries, Africa gets less than 100 million tourists annually. Uko, a tourism development and travel expert, in a statement said, “If each country generates […]

NCAA Airlines

K1 de Ultimate: NCAA Seeks Criminal Prosecution Over Airport Incident

Nigeria’s aviation authorities have taken unprecedented action against music icon, K1 de Ultimate, following a disruptive incident while trying to board a Valuejet flight last week. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has escalated its response to the high-profile altercation involving Fuji music icon, Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe aka King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, K1 de Ultimate […]