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FG Explains Why National Carrier was Temporarily Suspended

*Invites Nigerian Operators to Invest in Planned Airline The federal government on Thursday explained that the national carrier which was earlier billed to kick off this December was suspended temporarily because the process to actualise it was delayed. Government said the transaction advisers did not complete the process on modalities on the ownership of the […]

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Aviation Agencies Groan under N45bn Debt by Airlines

  Aviation agencies, including Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), are unable to replace obsolete airport equipment, resurface dilapidated runways and provide other amenities to the airports, because of N45 billion debt owed by domestic airlines, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY gathered that with […]

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Air Traffic Controllers Withdraw from Strike

Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) that manage the nation’s airspace have declared withdrawal from the planned strike to paralyse the nation’s economy in protest against the refusal of the federal government to pay workers N30,000 minimum wage. The President of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association  (NATCA), Mr. Eyaru Victor  said  ATC won’t be part of […]

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Flight Operations Continue as Aviation Sector Suspends Strike

There are indications that domestic and international flight operations would continue Tuesday as labour unions in collaboration the Nigria Labour Congress (NLC) may have suspended the strike planned to start today. There is also indications that the National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension after  the meeting of the tripartite committee […]