The member states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have re-elected the Nigerian, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu for another three-year term as President of the Council. The first tenure of Dr. Aliu commenced on 1 January 2014 and will continue until 31 December 2016. Prior to his election, Dr. Aliu served as the Representative […]
In recognition of his contributions towards the growth and advancement of science and technology in Nigeria, the Director-General/CEO NiMet, Dr. Anthony Anuforom, has been conferred with the Award of Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Nigeria. . The induction took place during the 2016 Annual Conference of the society, which was held at National Space Research […]
Simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is. The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most.
The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika last week, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos disclosed that the federal government had concluded plans to arm the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) with guns. Although this is aimed at strengthening security at the airports and it is other security operatives not […]
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) currently expects to deliver about 745 to 750 commercial aircraft to its customers this year. Through the end of October the company had delivered 617 planes. In October Boeing delivered 54 new commercial jets. If it can maintain that pace — or something near it — the company should easily […]
