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Operators Commend Keyamo’s Support to Indigenous Airlines

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), yesterday, commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for his dedication to the growth and sustainability of local airlines in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Vice President of AON, Chief Allen Onyema, the association described Keyamo as “God-sent to Nigeria’s aviation industry,” acknowledging his […]

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Furore over Scrap of Visa on Arrival Policy

Travel experts, Immigration and other Nigerians have thumbed down on the plan by the federal government to scrap visa on arrival policy, saying that the decision is ill-conceived and urged the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to withdraw the decision and do more consulting in order to take a better decision that will benefit […]

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Home About Us News Airlines Features Interviews Politics Pictures and Videos Events Contact Us FAAN MD says Nigeria lost $2.5bn to foreign countries in 2021 over lack of functional MRO facility

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu Nigeria has disclosed that Nigeria lost $2.5 billion (about N1.25 trillion) on Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) investments to neighbouring countries in 2021 due to lack of functional facility in the country. Nigerian airlines ferry their aircraft for maintenance to countries like Ethiopia, […]