Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

NCAA to ground deficient airports, say non-certification affected Nigeria’s ICAO audit

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Kaduna flights stoppage more of security issues than poor facilities-Nuhu The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu on Saturday said the regulatory body would not certify any airport that fails to meet the necessary requirements for certification. He disclosed that any airport that has a deficiency would be grounded to the level of status they are. The NCAA DG equally lamented that the lack of certification of the airports…

Documents show Olateru resigned as Director in Omni-Blu, NCAA DG dismisses conflict of interest allegation

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu has debunked reports that the aviation regulatory body suspended the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) process of Omni-Blu Aviation because of alleged involvement of the Director-General of Nigeria Investigation Safety Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru in the shareholding of the airline. Nuhu, while fielding questions from journalists at the retirement and book launch of a former spokesman of NCAA, Sam Adurogboye on Saturday, clarified that there…

Govt. promises to fix Kaduna airport, decries decrepit aerodrome facilities

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has promised the governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani to improve the facilities of the Kaduna Airport. The Minister made this known in his office during the Governor’s visit on Friday. Sani who was a visitor in the Minister’s office expressed concerns over the decrepit state of the Kaduna Airport, describing the facility as an eyesore and the inability of aircraft to land at the moment. “This…

PwC Media Excellence Awards 2023 Winners Announced

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Wole Shadare

PwC has Nigeria announced the winners of its 2023 Media Excellence Awards at a virtual ceremony on Friday 6 October. The awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate and reward excellence in business reporting in six categories: Tax & Fiscal Policy, Finance, and Capital Markets, SMEs, Business & Economy, Special Investigative, and Sustainability Reporting. The first-place winners in each category receive a cash prize of N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira), while second and third-placed winners…

Xejet Airline’s additional Bombadier CRJ 200 arrives

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s luxury airline Xejet announced taking delivery of an additional Bombardier CRJ-200 with registration 5N-XEJ in its fleet expansion and business plan. According to the airline, the additional aircraft arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and was greeted with a water canon performed by the officials on October 11, 2023. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the carrier, Emmanuel Iza confirmed the new development and expressed that the arrival of the…

ValueJet marks first anniversary with donations, school supplies

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Wole Shadare

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and contribution towards Education and support for the needy, ValueJet in commemoration of its 365 days of scheduled flight services donated some school supplies to the Nigerian Air Force Nursery and Primary Schools and the Murtala Muhammed Nursery School. While presenting the items to the schools, the Head of Customer Experience, Mrs. Olubunmi Sofola, explained that the gesture was to extend the carrier’s support to the students…

Airbus announces changes to leadership team

Posted on October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aircraft giant, Airbus has announced changes to the leadership team led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, as well as the appointment of a designated Commercial Aircraft business management team which will operate under the helm of Christian Scherer. “Looking at our key priorities, we want to put the Company in the right configuration for the future,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO. “Our leadership team will further focus on the operational challenges of today while…

FACTS OF INDEBTEDNESS: SIR JOHNSON ARUMEMI-IKHIDE/ ARIK TO ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF NIGERIA

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Wole Shadare

By Jude Nwauzor The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (“AMCON” or “Corporation) has become aware of a recent newspaper article written by Sir Johnson Arumemi-Ikide and published in ThisDay Newspaper on September 27, 2023. In the article, Sir Johnson made several spurious claims, which are at best a misrepresentation of facts and an attempt to besmirch the integrity and reputation of AMCON in the fulfilment of its statutory mandates and objectives. While it is…

France proposes strategic business agreements on airport concession, aircraft leasing, others

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Envoy visits Minister The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann on Wednesday made strategic business proposals between France and Nigeria. He made the proposal to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo when he visited him in his office. The French ambassador who was in the company of Florent Mangin, Economic Counsellor/Head of the Economic Department, and Ludovic LEA, Deputy Head of the Economic Department extended an invitation to the Aviation…

NAHCO invests in new equipment

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Company hands over new vehicles for operations West Africa’s foremost ground handling service provider, nacho aviance, is injecting fresh billions into equipment purchases, its Chairman, Dr. Seinde Fadeni disclosed. Fadeni who spoke during the hand-over ceremony of 21 new vehicles recently purchased by staff promised that the ground support equipment would be delivered in a few months’ time. “The scale of the GSE the Company is purchasing is so massive that what you…

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