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Experts Advocate Regulation, Empowerment of Nigerian Airlines to Support Flag Carriers

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August 19, 2025
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Experts in the aviation industry have agreed that for Nigeria’s aviation industry to develop and contribute significantly to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), provide jobs and indigenous airlines compete effectively with their counterparts overseas, the federal government must evolve strong economic regulation to build strong carriers with capacity. The experts also said that although the Nigerian […]

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FG Pledges to Implement Air Safety Recommendations

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June 26, 2018
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Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. HadiSirika, has pledged that the Federal Government would ensure full implementation of the Air Safety Recommendations released by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). Sirika who made the pledge when he received the report of the Safety Recommendation Committee headed by the Commissioner of AIB, Mr Akin Olateru on Tuesday […]

Still on Exploitative Airfares

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May 19, 2017
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According to industry experts, there is a general saying by foreign airlines that Nigerian operating environment is insecure. They use this assumption to charge exorbitant fares and up insurance premium when compared to what is obtainable in other countries in the region. About two years ago, precisely during the Air Finance Conference for Africa in […]

STILL ON THE DANA AIR CRASH

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March 25, 2017
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The Dana Air Flight 992 crash on June 3, 2012, which killed all 153 passengersand some people on ground, could have been prevented by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), according to a recent report by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). The accident report, which made public by the AIB About a fortnight ago stated […]

CONCERNS OVER NEW TERROR THREAT AT AIRPORTS

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March 25, 2017
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*Experts Call for Proactive Measures in Nigeria There are new concerns over the possibility of explosives being hidden in laptop batteries and other electronic devices byunscrupuloustravellers, who would use them to blow up airliners while airborne. This, operatives said was what informed the recent ban of large electronics on flights from selected airports in the […]