Anambra govt under fire over plans to construct another airport
By Dickson Omobola The decision of Anambra State government to construct another airport has come under severe criticisms, with many describing it as a misplaced priority. The backlash comes nine months after the state government dismissed reports of a proposed airport in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area, barely 60 kilometres by road from the […]
Why FG picked Ethiopian Airlines as national carrier partner – Aviation Minister
…Warns foreign airlines to stop threatening Nigeria over accumulated funds …Says all Nigerian airports must fit into approved masterplan or be demolished …Lists safe, strong, efficient aviation institutions as Buhari’s biggest achievement …We’ve no intention to ban any media in Nigeria-Lai Mohammed Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor With just a month before the inauguration of […]
Trapped funds of Emirates Airlines will be paid — FG
By Henry Umoru ABUJA – THE Federal Government told the Senate, Tuesday, that it was working to ensure that the trapped funds of Emirates Airlines are paid as quickly as possible. Speaking in Abuja when he appeared before the Senator Biodun Olujimi, PDP, Ekiti South led Senate Committee on Aviation to defend the 2023 Budget […]
Begging at MMIA: DSS investigates allegation of staff involvement
By Soni Daniel, Abuja The Department of State Services says it has commenced investigation into an allegation that its operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos were involved in unprofessional conducts, particularly begging arriving passengers for cash before allowing then passage. The Director of Public Relations, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the disclosure following an […]
Tanzania plane crash leaves 19 dead
No fewer than 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said. The state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported that the Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain. […]
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
By Emmanuel Okogba A passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday in Tanzania due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba. “There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which… crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport,” regional police commander William Mwampaghale told reporters at Bukoba airport. […]
