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Aeropolitics: Nigeria will not be caught off guard-Minister

Posted on November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Why Nigerian carriers can’t compete-Demuren The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said Nigeria would not be caught off guard by other nations using politics to prevent the country’s airlines from reciprocating the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) it has with them. Keyamo Consequently, the government, he said, has resolved to continue playing international aviation politics, otherwise known as “Aeropolitics,” to ensure that indigenous airlines sustain the gains already made, even as they…

Yuletide: Airlines struggle as demand outstrips supply over carriers’ depleting fleet

Posted on November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Air fares rise by over 120% amid Christmas rush There are strong indications that passengers may go through excruciating pain to secure seats on aircraft, especially as the Yuletide approaches. This is a result of the acute shortage of aircraft among many airlines, which prevents them from transporting the vast number of travellers to their destinations. As Yuletide approaches, airlines are having a hectic time accommodating huge bookings and raising fares to an all-time…

200,000 annual traffic on Nigeria-Accra route attraction for country’s airlines

Posted on November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

How to get Nigeria’s empty airports viable-IATA Experts seek investment in route development Nigerian airlines have justified the decision to use Accra as its launch pad for both regional and international airline operations, citing a vast number of seats on the Lagos-Accra route. The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, yesterday at the FAAN National Aviation Conference in Lagos, with the theme, “Elevating the Nigerian Aviation Industry Through Investment and Global Engagements”,…

Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

Posted on November 16, 2025November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

..Urge Govt to fill yawning gaps Experts in the aviation industry have expressed grave concerns about the significant manpower shortage in the entire sector and have called for an urgent need to address it. Among the experts who spoke to Aviation Metric on the sidelines of the 9th Xplore Aviation Career Conference in Lagos was a former Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nnamdi Udoh, who said that the authorities must fill…

German firm, Aero-Sys appoints Belujane Konzult as rep in Nigeria

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Aero-Sys, a German manufacturer of Aircraft Boarding Bridges and Ground Support Equipment (GSE), has appointed Aviation Consultants – Belujane Konzult as its representative in Nigeria. The appointment came after due diligence for a reliable partner in Nigeria. Under the agreement, Beluajne Konzult will be responsible for marketing and sales of Aero-Sys products in Nigeria, which include AvioBridges, Ground Power Units (GPUs), Dollies and Carts, Fixed walkways, Automation, and Baggage Handling Systems, as well as Airport…

How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Conflicts in aviation linked to communication breakdown-Dati The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has expressed concerns that the aviation industry is increasingly confronting behavioural and interpersonal challenges, hinting that incidents involving unruly passengers, staff conflicts, stakeholder tensions, and non-compliance with safety protocols threaten to undermine the hard-earned progress they have made in safety and service excellence. Kuku, who spoke at this year’s FAAN’s Aviation Safety…

FAAN seeks replacement of national facilitation programme, to evict squatters

Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has called on the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on the need to release or upgrade the national facilitation programme. There are indications that the current Nigerian National Facilitation Programme (NNFP) is obsolete and may not meet the dynamics of airport security facilitation coordination. The Nigerian National Facilitation Programme (NNFP) is a programme designed to streamline and improve the efficiency of international air transport by…

‘CBN’s lack of monitoring emboldens foreign carriers to sell tickets in dollars’

Posted on November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigerians divided over dollar tickets as Naira stabilises Cross-border trading, crime against economy-NANTA President Foreign airlines have returned to their old ways as passengers are groaning over the insistence by some airlines to charge ticket fees in dollars rather than in the local currency, the naira. It is the long-standing policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the naira is the legal tender in Nigeria, making it illegal to refuse it for…

Ethiopian Airlines, largest carrier operating to Nigeria with 34 frequencies

Posted on October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Begins second frequency to Abuja Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, yesterday marked yet another milestone with the start of a second frequency to Abuja. This development symbolises the carrier’s continued commitment to strengthening the deep-rooted ties between Ethiopia and Nigeria and supporting Nigeria’s position as a leading aviation and economic hub in Africa. Starting from October 28, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines will operate three additional weekly evening flights from Abuja, in addition to our existing…

Airlines, marketers’ frustration mounts on local sourcing of Jet-A1

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Locally sourced Jet fuel more expensive than imported fuel-CITA GMD Jet A1 market to grow through 2030-Ex-FAAN MD The Group Managing Director of CITA Energies, Dr Thomas Ogungbangbe, has echoed the frustration of aviation fuel marketers, stressing that despite the expectations, the reality experienced by aviation fuel marketers since Dangote’s refinery commission has been far more complex and constrained. According to him, dependence on imports continues as 40% of Jet-A1 is still, saying that although…

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