With about 32 airports and counting, Nigeria may be one of the countries in Africa that have the highest number of airports, but most of the airports are not viable. Industry stakeholders are therefore proffering ways airports in Nigerian could be made viable and profitable. One of the major challenges airports face in Nigeria is […]
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) yesterday faulted the proposal of the federal government to concession four major airports in Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt. NUATE, consequently, asked the federal government to review its plan on concession and the welfare of workers who would be affected when investors take over the management […]
*Sirika Urges CBN to Pay Airlines’ Blocked Funds, Make Forex Available to Oil Marketers to Import Aviation Fuel *Minister Calls for Review of COVID-19 Protocols to Enhance Air Travel President Muhammadu Buhari said that his administration has prioritised infrastructure development to spur the creation of jobs and boost the nation’s economy and has directed the […]
International and local airline operators, industry service providers and others have continued to emphasise that the plan by the federal government to concession major airport facilities in the country must be done efficiently and transparently. Federal government in the first phase of the programme plans the concession of the facilities of four major airports in […]
Since the federal government declared that it would concession terminal facilities in four major airports in the country, the plan has been fraught with controversies and fierce resistance from labour On November 22, 2006, the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, reported that it has successfully concluded an advisory […]
