MMIA Aviation

Challenges of International Air Travel

There have been many complaints from airlines and passengers since international flights started on September 5, 2020. Passengers have complained that the COVID-19 protocol has been very stringent and inefficient such that travellers are finding it difficult to abide by the rules. This is because the PTF on COVID-19 has decided that government health institutions […]

Sirika Aviation

International Flights Resume August 29

After many weeks of speculation, the the federal government on Monday announced that international flight will resume on 29th of August. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika made this known through his Twitter handle @hadisirika and stated “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020. Beginning with Lagos and Abuja […]

Aviation

Airport Concession as Catalyst for Development

Aviation industry stakeholders have posited that concession is the only choice government have to attract private funds for the development of the airports It is becoming inexorably clear that the only option Nigeria has to develop its airports and deploy state of the art terminals, technology based facilitation utilities and synchronised security system is to […]

Nnabue Aviation

Raging Controversy over Airport Concession

While members of the labour unions have vowed to abort federal government’s plane to concession major airports in the country, industry stakeholders insist concession is the key to airport development. Over the years attempts have been made to bring in private investors to inject money in airport development, but labour unions in the industry have […]

Nnaji Aviation

House Calls for Urgent Release of Funds to Aviation Agencies

The Chairman House Representatives Committee on Aviation, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has again appealed to the Federal Government to immediately release the intervention fund it pledged for the aviation agencies to ensure a smooth gradual restoration of air transport services as announced by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19. Honourable Nnaji said the appeal has become necessary […]