Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

FG lacks funds for aviation infrastructure, Minister defends concession

Posted on August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 by Wole Shadare

**ICRC may terminate all concessions for new owners ***Resolve all disputes before airport terminal take-over-Stakeholders Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has defended the plans by the Federal Government to concession some major airports across the country, saying government has no money to invest in aviation infrastructure. This is coming as the representative of the Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Haruna Yusuf said the agency would review all concessions before the process that would…

Saudi decongests prisons, to repatriate 200 Nigerians

Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 by Wole Shadare

**94 stranded Nigerians in Lebanon return **Oyo receives 55 returnees To decongest their prisons, the Saudi Arabian Government has concluded plans to deport 200 Nigerians serving different prison terms soon. The disclosure was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa at the Murtala Muhammed International airport while receiving 94 stranded Nigerians in troubled Lebanon. The decision to repatriate the 200 prisoners back to Nigeria,…

Unions seek aviation sector overhaul

Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Aviation unions have called for total overhauling of the aviation industry in Nigeria, warning that if the Federal Government fails to carry out the restructuring exercise now, the sector may eventually collapse. This is as the unions threatened to ground activities at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) from Monday, August 18, 2020, over what it called fake “Condition of Service” by the management of the agency. Speaking on Wednesday at a joint media…

Air Peace to recall sacked pilots

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Air Peace has rescinded the sack of over 70 pilots it recently sacked following the intervention of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The pilots had lost their jobs last week following disagreement with the management of the airline over pay cut they considered ‘wicked and ‘insensitive’. The decision to recall many of the pilots was a fall-out of an intervention meeting called by Sirika between the airline management and the leadership of the National…

Intl’ Travel: Nigeria’s Risky Dance As Pressure Mounts

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The slow re-opening of international airspace by Nigeria and other nations boils down to trust. Countries are rebuilding relationships under enormous economic pressure, while keeping a wary eye on a virus that’s not going away soon, WOLE SHADARE writes Mounting pressure After months of lockdown of borders, Nigeria that seemed to have stifled the COVID-19 crisis is trying to choreograph a risky dance; how to bring back visitors without importing another burst of uncontrolled…

Pay dollar equivalent for ground handling charges, Demuren tells airlines

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Wole Shadare

**How to save aviation ground handling companies-Stakeholders Former Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren said it becomes imperative that foreign airlines pay the dollar equivalent for ground handling services rendered to it in order to ensure the survival of the Aviation Ground Handling companies. Demuren, made the call recently during a webinar organized by the Association of Aviation Ground Handlers (AGHAN). The former DG of NCAA who was one of…

Ex-Aviation Staff Finger NAHCo, PTAD, BPE In Delayed N1.12bn Payment

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Some ex-workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) have given account of their trauma and untold hardship they have grappled with to receive their severance pay since they were laid off under questionable circumstances more than 15 years after privatisation of the company. For 15 years, many of them could not get their entitlements before they died, with many lamenting the irregularities and alleged under-hand dealings by the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE)…

Emirates To Operate 60 Weekly Flights To Pakistan

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Emirates will from next week operate 60 weekly flights to Pakistan as demand for the airline’s shortest routes increases. While demand for long-haul travel is still very low and not expected to recover for months, Dubai-based Emirates is increasing its operations to and from one of its most popular destinations. A large portion of Dubai’s expat population consists of Pakistanis and many are beginning to travel again to visit family or go home from…

NAMA’s Revenue Dwindles, Borrows N3.1bn For Salaries

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 by Wole Shadare

IATA remits $200,000 to agency BASA fund depletes to $413,658 Following the crisis that has engulfed the aviation sector lately, revenue accruing to the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has dwindled drastically, leading to an intervention by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to secure N3.1 billion as loan for July salaries. The intervention also prevented workers at the agency from embarking on strike, even though there is no assurance as to where August salaries…

FG sets to pay ex- Airways staff final tranche of N22.6 bn

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government is wrapping up plans to offset remaining (final) 50 percent amounting N22.6 billion to ex- employees of defunct Nigeria Airways, New Telegraph reliably gathered over the weekend. Findings showed Minister of finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed is working round the clock in ensuring prompt payment of balance without further delay. The last tranche was to have been cleared last year going by government’s initial commitment as of the time, 2018…

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