The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has named Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace as the official airline of its World Aviation Forum holding in Abuja from November 20 to 22. Second Vice-President of the Council of ICAO, Captain Musa Nuhu confirmed the status of the airline in a message to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of […]
Again, workers in the aviation industry have rejected the plan by the federal government to concession Nigeria’s major airports, starting with the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The workers insist that government is not sincere with the process and aims to sell the facilities in a self-serving transaction that would not meet the target […]
Despite the promise by the federal government to concession the nation’s airports, starting with the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and three other major airports in Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt, there are indications that this plan may not be actualised in the foreseeable future. THISDAY investigations have revealed that government had already concessioned […]
On Sunday, the Minister of State, Aviation, HadiSirika reiterated the need to concession the airports, describing the plan as the only viable option to modernise and make the airports servetravellers better. He poignantly noted that there is not much government could do in terms of investing more funds to develop the airports, as government does […]
National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) President, Bankole Bernard has called on the federal government to relocate the Ministry of Tourism to Aviation to fast track an immediate development of tourism in Nigeria. Bankole, who in recent weeks has consistently decried the obsolete facilities at of the nation’s airports and the entire aviation sector, […]