Author: Wole Shadare

      Yammama,  Ike-Onu the faces of the Nigerian Entrepreneur Campaign     Virgin Atlantic has launched a new consumer campaign in Nigeria showcasing Nasir Yammama and Sophia Ike-Onu, the two winners of the Virgin Atlantic and British Council enterprise challenge.    The Enterprise Challenge was launched in 2014 as an online competition developed by the British Council Nigeria, and Virgin Atlantic to help young Nigerians reach for the sky.   The competition provides a platform for…

●Govs, peace in N’ Delta kick-start boom   As Nigeria’s economy begins to pick up, General Aviation, comprising private jet operations, is beginning to get a boost. The demand for the service is booming as more investors are now trying to revive the sub-sector of the industry. Owning a private jet is no mean feat as prices range from $5 million to $55 million. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivative Limited, Mr….

The proposed national carrier initially came with much hope, which is fast turning to despair. WOLE SHADARE writes   Mixed feeling Anxiety mixed with palpable joy could best describe plan by the Federal Government to put in motion process that would help to establish a national carrier for the country. Apparently worried by loss of huge revenue from the aviation industry, the government had concluded plans to regain some grounds by floating a national carrier…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik has completed the migration of passenger service solution to Hitit’s Crane Solution Suite. The airline becomes the eighth African airline to sign to the Crane Solution Suite. Hitit CS actively supports airlines‘ operations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Namibia having prioritized Africa as an area of strategic focus. In 2016 Hitit’s reservation systems processed more than 55.5 million passenger bookings worldwide. Sequel to the successful migration, Arik Air will enjoy…

  The Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) has endorsed the management style of Air Peace, affirming that the carrier’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema has led the airline to make huge contributions to the development of Nigeria’s economy. The institute which recognised Onyema as one of the recipients of the “Management Excellence” award of the 2017 Management Summit of the South South Zone held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, said it was satisfied with the…

Fear enveloped the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as an unattended bag at the Hajj and cargo area of the terminal caused a scare. The bag, which was neatly tied was said to contain bomb and planted where pilgrims process their travelling documents before being taken in a bus to the international airport for departure to Saudi Arabia.  A source close to the scene of the incident told our correspondent that the bag had been…

Despite huge funding, Nigeria’s aviation is still faced with so many challenges such as infrastructure and manpower development, former Assistant Secretary General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Mohammed Tukur, has said. Speaking with Woleshadare.net, he explained that over N3 trillion had been spent to revive the sector in the last 10 years without commensurate upgrade except for pockets of little changes here and there. So many wastages were perpetrated especially in the last six…

Last year and 2017 present a sharp contrast in air travel in Nigeria. Although the country is not totally out of economic downturn, WOLE SHADARE reports that the sector is gradually bouncing back   Setback Nigeria’s air transport sector, which suffered a huge setback occasioned by economic recession that seriously affected every other sector is slowly picking up.In 2015 and till early part of this year, it was a tale of woes for the sector…