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 […]
Dana Air partners Nigerian Economic summit
DANA Air was the official air partner of the just concluded Nigerian Economic Summit scheduled that held from October 10 to 12, 2017, in Abuja. As part of its support to the Nigerian Economic Summit 23, Dana Air provided the Nigerian Economic Summit team with complimentary tickets while delegates enjoyed special fares on the airline
NAMA reviews automated accounting procedures
NIGERIAN Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, is to entrench a more effective digital accounting system that would meet the growing demands of the agency. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, while speaking at a two-day NAMA Accountants Retreat in Lagos.
Nigeria at 57: Upgrading quality service at Nigeria’s airports
THE recent certification of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, after many years of operating flight operations without International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, certification is a sign that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, is making efforts to make travellers in and out of Nigeria experience improved services at the nation’s airports. The airports authority was established in 1976 as the Nigerian Airports Authority (NAA) and later became Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. FAAN was set up by the Nigerian government with Decree 45 of 1976, to oversee the operations and maintenance of all Federal airports.
Be professional in discharging your duties, AIB boss tells aircraft pilots, engineers
Mr Akin Olateru, the Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), has emphasised the need for members of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) to discharge their duties professionally.
Nigeria foreign reserves have been depleted by foreign airlines – Onyema
The aviation industry in Nigeria is not at the level we should have expected it to be, but it is still growing. There is a lot of improvement needed in the industry. When I was coming in, I was warned about the harsh environment under which Nigerian airlines were operating. I dismissed such warnings with a wave of the hand, but now I have seen it all.
