FG Deploys N1bn for Revamping of Abuja Airport Runway

The federal government has deployed about N1billion for the rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway. Already, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has set up a committee to overseas the restoration work. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the runway has been in bad state due to overutilisation and […]

Aviation

Great isn’t green fruit

The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen. She packed her seven versalia, put her initial into the belt and made herself on the way. When she reached the first hills of the Italic Mountains, she had a last view back on the skyline of her hometown Bookmarksgrove, the headline of Alphabet Village and the subline of her own road.

Peters: Nigeria Needs Private Sector Collaboration to Revitalise the Aviation Sector

Managing Director of Interjet Nigeria Limited, which imports aircraft into the country, Seun Peters said government should put the right policies in place to grow the aviation sector and encourage the private sector to fund airport facilities and services. Excerpts: The aviation sector is facing crisis due to inadequate foreign exchange, scarcity of aviation fuel […]

Poor Policy Implementation and Growth of African Airlines

Most African airlines are financially weak and cannot play in the big league of international carriers owing to poor policy implementation by governments. One of the things people took away from this year’s Akwaaba African travel market was the exposition and insight given about African airlines and why it lags behind other regions in the […]

The Anti-terrorism Operation at the Airports

On Tuesday, Special Forces from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) carried out anti-terror simulation exercise at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The objective of the exercise was to show how prepared the forces are to prevent attacks on our airports. Terrorists see airport attacks as opportunity to carry out maximum damage. […]