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Keyamo in Geneva, calls for WMO’s collaboration for improved meteorology

Nigeria’s Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has, during a visit to the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation...

Nigeria’s aviation sector gets major lift as FG unveils 150m-litre jet A1 fuel depot

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has unveiled Joint User Hydrant Installation 2 (JUHI-2) with a storage capacity...

Patronize Nigerian caterers as from January 2025, Aviation Minister tells foreign airlines

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has defended his directive to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that...

US bank fraud, money laundering allegations: Air Peace’s management reaffirms CEO’s innocence

Air Peace’s management has reaffirmed that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema, is innocent of the bank fraud and money laundering charge...

CEO of Air Peace, airlines’ finance officer indicted for $44.9m fraud, obstruction of justice in U.S.

Allen Onyema, the Chairman/CEO and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice...

Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, co-pilot flies plane to safety

A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in New York early Wednesday after the captain lost consciousness mid-flight and died, an airline...

FG confirms Oyedepo’s Canaanland airstrip approval

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has confirmed the approval of an airstrip for Canaanland, the headquarters of...

Dangote Refinery now sole supplier of jet fuel to Nigerian airline operators – FG

The Federal Government has given Dangote Refinery the green light to become the sole supplier of jet fuel, also known as Jet A1,...

Emirates Airlines to resume flights to Nigeria Oct. 1 – Aviation Minister Keyamo 

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), announced on Friday that he has successfully finalized negotiations with Emirates Airlines...

Nigeria’s air travel costs rise by 25.51% in August – NBS

The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that air travel costs in Nigeria skyrocketed in August 2024, with average fares jumping to...

Just in: Aviation workers to commence strike Sept.18

Aviation workers unions have finalized plans to embark on a nationwide airport shutdown starting from September 18, in protest against the Federal Government’s...

NCAA clarifies US flight restrictions for Nigerian carriers

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a clarification in response to an online report that the United States had banned Nigerian...

FG, Boeing sign agreement to enhance Nigeria’s aviation sector

In a bid to tackle the challenges facing the aviation industry, particularly the lack of aircraft, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,...

Deductions: Aviation minister urges unions to shelve protest, calls for dialogue

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has called for restraint from aviation unions, threatening to protest the deduction...

Breaking: Plane with 62 passengers onboard crashes in Brazil

theAn ATR-72 aircraft, operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Paraná, to Guarulhos in São Paulo...

Court orders suspension of Nigeria Air sale to Ethiopian airlines

A Federal High Court in Lagos has invalidated the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian airlines, declaring the transaction null and void. After...