Author: Wole Shadare

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million for the evacuation of Nigerians trapped in the ongoing war in Ukraine. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   Disclosing this to journalists at the post-FEC media briefing, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, said the memo raised for the…

  Africa targets 50% reduction in fatal accidents   The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Matthew Pwajok called for the implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS) to reduce aircraft crashes in the country. He told Aviation Metric that the safety policy should be in line with the regional policy saying that safety should be the number one priority in the aviation sector. According to him, every organisation must have a safety policy, hinting…

  Nigerian carrier Dana Air has announced that it will partner with Travelstart, Africa’s largest online travel agency, on seamless booking and exciting deals to provide customers with smart fares as soon as the ongoing systems integration is concluded. This was made known during a courtesy visit by the Global Chief Operating Officer of Travelstart, Amanpreet Singh from South Africa, and the Country Manager Travelstart Nigeria, Bukky Akomolafe to Dana Air recently. Speaking during the…

Extinction fears grip carriers,  seek help Deny fare collusion Want end to multiple designations to foreign carriers Nigerian airlines are in dire straits. They are seeking help to make them remain afloat as they hinted that they are overwhelmed with issues that threatened their existence. Rising from a meeting, the airlines said they lost $60 million to bird strikes in 2021 with Air Peace recording 14 bird strikes in 2021 and four this year already….