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Minister petitions IATA over Osubi airport code ‘QRW’, orders airlines to drop ‘Warri’ label

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Minister petitions IATA over Osubi airport code ‘QRW’, orders airlines to drop ‘Warri’ label

In a bid to resolve lingering geographic and operational misalignments in Nigeria’s airspace data, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has formally petitioned the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to review the three-letter location code assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State. The airport currently operates under the IATA code QRW and the ICAO indicator DNSU. Keyamo argues that the existing IATA code leans heavily on the broader Warri identity rather than…

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IATA and Africa: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

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IATA and Africa: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

There is a particular question that every long-standing relationship eventually invites: What have you done for me lately? It is not necessarily always an accusation. Sometimes it is an invitation to take stock. Sometimes it is a demand for evidence. And sometimes it is simply the question asked by someone who has heard the promises for long enough and would now like to see the results. For African aviation, that question may reasonably be put to…

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N500bn Drain:  Reclassifying NCAA as a cost-recovery body critical for safe skies

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N500bn Drain:  Reclassifying NCAA as a cost-recovery body critical for safe skies

For years, the Federal Government has treated the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) as a national cash cow, misclassifying it as a “revenue-generating agency.” Under the sweeping automatic deduction policy, an estimated N500 billion ($362 million) derived from the 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) has been systematically drained from the agency into the Consolidated Revenue Fund and the Treasury Single Account (TSA). To bureaucrats in Abuja, this half-a-trillion-naira windfall looked…

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Pilot doctored black box after botched Asaba landing, says NSIB

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Pilot doctored black box after botched Asaba landing, says NSIB

Raises alarm over trend of pilots destroying flight data out of fear of sanctions Kicks against proposed slash of TSC allocation from 6% to 4% The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed that the pilot of a Bombardier Challenger 601 private jet, operated by VMO Aero, intentionally overwrote the aircraft’s Flight Data Recorder (FDR) after a botched landing attempt at Asaba Airport, Delta State. The incident, which occurred on July 10, 2026, saw the…

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Minister brokers peace deal to end aviation crisis, gives 1-Week TSC repayment deadline

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Minister brokers peace deal to end aviation crisis, gives 1-Week TSC repayment deadline

NCAA to enforce airline Unionisation rights The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has brokered a peace deal between aviation unions, airline operators, and regulatory agencies, effectively dousing the industrial tension that recently paralysed flight operations across Nigerian airports and led to the picketing of Air Peace on Tuesday. The breakthrough came during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held as a follow-up to the conditional suspension of the unions’ industrial action on August…

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Aviation Strike: TUC warns of fresh action if issues persist

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Aviation Strike: TUC warns of fresh action if issues persist

Following the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the aviation workers under the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, has warned that the unions could return to the trenches if the issues were not resolved. The unions have suspended their industrial action over the alleged refusal of some airlines to allow workers to unionise and the non-remittance of…

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Leaking bucket: Automation failure, unremitted billions shadow NCAA, NAMA war

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Leaking bucket: Automation failure, unremitted billions shadow NCAA, NAMA war

The current battle before lawmakers over amending the 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) sharing formula pits two agencies squabbling over a shrinking slice of an uncollected pie, writes WOLE SHADARE Nigeria’s aviation sector is locked in a high-stakes fiscal staring contest. A quiet yet fierce proxy war erupted between two key sister agencies, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the nation’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), the Nigerian Airspace…

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FAAN impounds six Air Peace buses after fleeing drivers block Lagos airport taxiway

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FAAN impounds six Air Peace buses after fleeing drivers block Lagos airport taxiway

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has impounded six Air Peace coaster buses after they were used to block a taxiway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The vehicles have been towed to the Lagos Airport Police Station as law enforcement launches a manhunt for the drivers, who reportedly fled the scene after parking on the active airfield. The high-level security breach followed a picketing exercise by aviation unions over two primary grievances:…

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NCAA to mandate RFID luggage tracking to end airport baggage mismanagement

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NCAA to mandate RFID luggage tracking to end airport baggage mismanagement

In a regulatory push to eliminate chronic baggage delays and missing luggage across domestic and international terminals, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is preparing to mandate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking technology across airports nationwide. The automated system will replace the legacy barcode-centric framework, granting both airlines and passengers real-time visibility of checked luggage from check-in to final reclaim. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement forum on Tuesday, Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs &…

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Unions picket Air Peace over N17bn TSC/CSC Debt, NCAA cracks down on taxiway blockade

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Unions picket Air Peace over N17bn TSC/CSC Debt, NCAA cracks down on taxiway blockade

Ministry intervenes; airlines deny owing aviation agencies ASRT wants parties to return to negotiation Flight operations across Nigeria’s major aviation hubs were plunged into severe disruption on Tuesday as joint aviation unions carried out a targeted picketing of Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The coordinated industrial action, led by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff…

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