A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke.
Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), who were aggrieved that the federal government did not carry them along in the planned concession of airport facilities, have vowed to scuttle activities in all the 22 airports. The workers are insisting that if government must go ahead with the concession of the facilities, it […]
Travel expert and organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Ikechi Uko expressed concern over the federal government’s failure to take advantage of Nigeria’s huge market to boost the nation’s economy. Excerpts: Do you think that Ghana is really a threat to Nigeria’s aviation industry? I don’t see Ghana actually competing with Nigeria. They don’t have the capacity. […]
Political interference, lack of funding and bureaucracy have impinged on the performance of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, leaving the nation’s airports in a deplorable state. One of the reasons cited by some of the foreign airlines that left Nigeria was the poor airport infrastructure. Both the airlines still operating in Nigeria and the […]
In 1964, the United Nations Flight Unit established the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, known then as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centre. About the same time, UN also established similar training centres in Dakar, Senegal, in Nairobi, Kenya and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Today the training centre established in Addis Ababa has […]
