It was not the kind of news you expected when it rode on the wings of the evening breeze of Thursday, May 15, 2025. The opening months of the year have been bad enough with reference to the very sad, untimely departures of well-known colleagues with whom we served in the administration of former President […]
At the beginning, air travel was esoteric in Africa and it was awe inspiring and seemed very elusive. The great Nelson Mandela wrote in his book, ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ that he was apprehensive when he saw the first black pilot in his life in cockpit of the aircraft that was flying him. It was […]
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has urged aviation industry stakeholders to take it as responsibility to make Nigeria youths embrace aviation and develop their career in the sector. He said this would ensure a sustained supply of skilled manpower into Nigeria’s aviation sector to address the critical challenges of an aging […]
It took one week for aviation stakeholders to reconcile with the reality that they have lost one of their own, the late Captain Shehu Usman Iyal, who passed on in Lagos last Thursday. Captain Iyal was embedded in the aviation industry, where he played many roles and where he made invaluable contributions that gave rise […]
•Omosehin: It’s a milestone for sustainable aviation insurance. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday officially unveiled the Revised Insurance Regulations for Leased Aircraft to curb flight disruption in the country. The document was launch in partnership with National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Keyamo stated that the revision aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s quest […]
