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The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Nnolim Nnaji has set up sub-committee to interface with the Ministry of Aviation, the financial adviser, (FAD) and the project delivery team, (PDT) on the proposed airports concession by the Federal government. The sub-committee is to review the reports of the FAD and the PDT which according to the chairman fell below expectations. Nnaji in his opening remarks emphasized that the intervention of the committee was…

The proposed Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Bill, 2020, an Act to provide for an effective legal and institutional framework for the regulation and administration of safety of transportation occurrences in Nigeria, is expected to put Nigeria amongst the world’s greatest in line with global trend and best industry practices. Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, made the disclosure at the weekend in a paper he presented to the Senate Committee on Aviation on the…

How #Endsars protest hit aviation sector The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation lead by Nnolim Nnaji on Thursday turned back Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika and the heads of agencies under his Ministry from presenting the Ministry’s 2021 budget proposal for failure to forward the documents to the committee in advance. Nnaji, had in his opening remarks at the scheduled budget meeting with the Minister and the chief executives of the agencies bemoaned…

Why over 100 airlines went into extinction in 20 years- Minister From next week, air transport may be disrupted throughout Nigeria as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NAMA) has concluded plans to embark on recovery of over N22 billion owed the aviation agencies by many of the existing and defunct airlines spanning over 20 years. The disclosure was made on Thursday by the Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu in Abuja at stakeholders and general…

Sack of union leaders act of victmisation-NUATE Aviation, Labour Ministries direct reinstatement of workers   Passengers booked on Turkish Airlines were bared from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos following directive by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) to deny the airline services over the airline’s failure to reverse the sack of executive of the union engaged by the carrier. Many of the travelers were seen with their luggage at the entrance of…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has described as false, allegations by the Managing Director of its subsidiary, NAHCO Free Trade Zone Limited Mr. Baba Yusuf that the firm is indebted to him to the tune of N125, 900, 000. The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Olatokunbo Fagbemi in a press briefing disclosed that rather than Yusuf’s claims of being owed such amount of money, she said Yusuf is indebted to be…

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has begun a process of amending the Civil  Aviation Acts 2006 with a three-day public hearing on the six Executive Bills brought to the National Assembly. The public starts today. The Bills are seeking to amend certain aspects of the Acts establishing the six agencies being superintended by the Ministry of Aviation. The agencies include, 1) Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), 2) Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN),…