Players in the aviation industry have excoriated the last minute appointments of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, for removing top aviation agency functionaries and replacing them with others. While many who criticised his action said he failed to follow due process, they also said he should have allowed the in-coming government to appoint […]
The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu has ended his tenure as the head of the agency after five years. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika directed Mr. Mathew Lawrence Pwajok to replace him, pending the appointment of a substantive Managing Director. Akinkuotu tenure expired on January […]
Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has told the House of Representatives that only 14.29% of the total workforce of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) working at the terminal buildings which according to him are the items for concession would be transferred to the would-be concessionaires. This is just as he kept insisting […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has directed an immediate investigation into the use of unauthorised equipment by Aero Contractors to disembark passengers at Bauchi airport over the weekend. The airline on Saturday operated a chartered flight to Bauchi and used ordinary ladder to disembark passengers when the gangway, which is the […]
By Chinedu Eze There have been renewed clamour for the concession of airport facilities, which is seen as panacea to the problem of funding of airport infrastructure and further development. This agitation has gained traction as government coffers shrink and as funding of airport projects is seen as luxury instead of social service, which it […]
