Author: Wole Shadare

Commissions phase one protocol lounge Justifies N1.2 billion fire trucks cost     The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika Monday said the ongoing re-organisation in many of the aviation agencies would continue. He denied that the exercise was shrouded in secrecy, maintaining that President Muhammadu Buhari gave his approval to the shake-up. He stated this yesterday while commissioning phase one of the expansion project at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), against the backdrop of recent…

Joy Ogbebo popularly known as MamaJ has opened up on reasons she embarked on online television, saying it was a vision that she had nursed for three years. Speaking on the launch of her project, Mamaj Aviation Television, Ogbebo stated that over time, it’s been observed that most media misrepresentations, conflict, and issues between customers and service providers in the Aviation and Tourism industries were largely due to a lack of knowledge and the right…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully conducted the site acceptance test for its newly installed surface movement radar and ground control systems in Abuja and Lagos airports to enable air traffic controllers to monitor aircraft and vehicular movement during low visibility or night time. Speaking while conducting the site acceptance test of the radar equipment in Abuja, the Acting Managing Director of NAMA, Matthew Lawrence Pwajok stated that in furtherance to its quest…

Says carriers, aviation industry suffering     Former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Aviation, Capt Shehu Iyal has expressed concern over the challenges the country’s airlines are currently faced with, noting that there is no airline in Nigeria today that can boast of making a profit in any circumstance. He noted that many of the carriers are at the mercy of so many variables that have hindered their progress. Chief among the issues…