As Investors Eye AMCON-managed Airlines…

Last week, there were reports that investors were interested in investing in the airlines which the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) took over, particularly Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Arik Air. Writer examines the issues leading to the takeover of the airline by AMCON and the implications of its possible sale Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, […]

Airbus Orders, Deliveries for April 2017

Airbus booked orders for 25 jetliners from its A320, A330 and A350 XWB families during April, while the month’s 46 deliveries involved aircraft in the same three product lines.  Leading the new business were bookings for a total of 14 A320-series single-aisle aircraft, composed of three A320ceo and two A320neo versions for China Aircraft Leasing […]

NDLEA Arrests Two Grandmothers over Drug Trafficking

Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by two grandmothers to unlawfully export narcotic drugs to New York, United States and Medina, Saudi Arabia. The suspects, Adebayo Ebunoluwa Mercy, 60, was found to have ingested eighty-three wraps of heroin weighing 1.105kg on her way to the United States and Amodu […]

Mohammed: Expatriates Use Our Airlines as Training Ground

The Rector and Chief Executive of the College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Captain Adbulsalami Mohammed, has said that the college was established to cater for the training needs of the industry, but noted that expatriates pilots employed by Nigerian airlines use the country as training ground for juicier jobs in the Middle East. He spoke […]