Lagos is set to host a major convergence of key players in the Nigerian aviation sector, as the 2025 edition of the Airport Business Summit and Expo (ABSE) prepares for take-off from July 15 to 17 at the NIGAV Expo Centre, Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The annual event, the only dedicated airport business summit in […]
Africa’s biggest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday started second flight to Nigeria’s busiest airport, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The inaugural ceremony was graced by key stakeholders in the aviation industry and the federal government of Nigeria was well represented by the Permanent Secretary, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr. Ibrahim […]
The Managing Director/CEO of Aero Contractors Limited, Captain Ado Sanusi, has exposed the benefits and challenges of dry leasing of aircraft, a long-term lease of aircraft whereby the airline (the lessee) takes charge of the maintenance, insurance, crew management and operation of the aircraft. But the alternative, which is wet lease, the lessor is […]
The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was learnt, believe that if SAATM is given free reign, as enshrined by the African Union, which enables some […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to collaborate to enhance disaster preparedness in the region. The Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, received a delegation from ECOWAS led by Dr. Sintiki Tarfa Ugbe, Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, at the agency headquarters in […]
