Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Ebonyi Airport ready for test flights next week

Posted on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Ebonyi International Cargo Airport will commence its maiden test flight operations in the next few days. Site Manager of the project, Engr. Frank Ngwu said that the Airport was ready for continuous flight operations. Ngwu, who is Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Infrastructural Development noted that the airport has the largest terminal in the country. “We are ready for the test flight, as you can see, we are here at the runway,…

SA Consulate Holds Maiden Celebration Week in Nigeria

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Wole Shadare

To mark a major diplomatic milestone, the Consulate General of the Republic of South Africa in Lagos is set to host the first-ever South Africa Week Celebrations in Nigeria. The week-long celebrations will take place from Saturday 22 April to Saturday 29 April 2023. According to an official statement signed by the Deputy Consular General of the South African Consulate Lagos, Ms. Sebo Lenyai, the celebrations are to commemorate the 29th Anniversary of South Africa’s…

Italy plans direct flights to Nigeria, says envoy

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Italian government will soon launch direct flights from Italy to Nigeria, its Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stefano De Leo, has said. “We plan to open an Italian trade agency in Lagos and, hopefully, soon launch direct flights between Italy and Nigeria,” De Leo said. The Italian envoy spoke moments after signing an agreement with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on behalf of the Italian news agency, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA) in Abuja…

NSIB seeks collaboration with NSCDC, plans MoU

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has entered into a partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on how to further ensure safety in all modes of transportation across the country. The two bodies have also agreed to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on how their partnership could be concretised and ensure mutual benefits for all. According to a statement released by General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Tunji Oketunbi, the Bureau…

Take advantage of SAATM, AFCAC scribe, Adeyemi tells Nigerian carriers, FG backs policy implementation

Posted on April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Secretary-General of Africa Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Funke Adeyemi has urged all eligible Nigerian airlines to take advantage of the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) to expand their operations across Africa and invest in infrastructure to ensure safe, secure, efficient, sustainable and competitive operational environments that promote easy connectivity, business growth, and job creation across the African continent. This comes against opposition from some Nigerian carriers that are not comfortable with the air…

DG NSIB relives 2005 Sosoliso crash linked to poor fire cover at airports

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

NSIB, NAFSA ink deal, laud FAAN on new fire tenders for aerodromes The Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru, an aircraft engineer has relived the tragic incident of the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, and underscored the importance of adequate fire cover for airports in the country. He stated that the Sosoliso crash was an occurrence, which…

N’Assembly directs Sirika to halt agencies’ office demolition, charges workers to end strike

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Industrial action frequency worries lawmakers The National Assembly joint committees on Aviation headed by Senator Christine Olujumi and Nnolim Nnaji have directed the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika to halt the planned demolition of the offices of the aviation agencies in Lagos. The directive followed the two-day warning strike embarked on by aviation workers’ unions which crippled flight operations across the country on Monday and Tuesday. In a letter jointly signed by the clerks…

Man dies, body found in Amsterdam bound plane nose wheel

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The search for the proverbial Golden Fleece abroad forced a man to damn the risk of creeping into the nose wheel of a wide-body aircraft with the intention of travelling overseas. The man, however, did not live to tell the story of his desperation of travelling from Lagos to the Netherlands as he was mangled to death before the aircraft touched down at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam. The man was found in the nose wheel of…

Sheath your sword, NCAA DG tells unions, group plan total airspace shutdown

Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has waded into the two days warning strike, pleading with the workers’ unions to suspend the action. This he has done by conveying a series of meetings with the union members, starting from April 16th, 2023 and another to be held today, Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 with the Salary and Wages Commission along with all Aviation Agencies Chief Executive Officers and their Heads of…

Imperatives of backup primary radar for Nigeria’s airspace security

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian airspace has improved tremendously over the years. The country still needs huge and right investment in further securing its airspace not only for the travelling public but for the security of the nation against terrorists. WOLE SHADARE writes that primary radar acquisition may perhaps provide the answers to the security hiccups and by extension keep travelers safer Non-discrimination The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has come of age and has lived up to the objective of…

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