•Ukraine-Russia conflict leads to cancellation of 2,000 flights per day The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has cried out about the safety and security challenges airlines face flying people across the global airspace ridden with conflicts. IATA’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety and Security, Nick Careen, has lamented increasing threats to flight operations and safety […]
There is progressive deterioration of services provided by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, due to the inability of the federal government to complete projects that would have reinforced and improved service delivery, as most existing equipment become obsolete. Services provided by the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) are being hampered by the inability of the […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, have partnered in developing a customisedDigital Precision Agricultural Extension (DPAE) platform for smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria. While briefing the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, at a meeting held at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja, Mukhtar Y. Tanko, National Project Coordinator of ACReSAL said that the […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has announced that it would increase en-route navigational charges from N2,000 for local operation; N6,000 for international service to N18,000 and N54,000 per flight respectively leading to fears of further fare increase. The agency has also increased the extension of hours of service to airlines at sunset airports from […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would sanction airline operators if they fly into restricted airspace in the country. In a letter to the operators by the authority titled, ‘Warning to All Operators Against Flying Into Restricted and Prohibited Areas,’ the authority stated that in receipt of a letter from the office […]
