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Nigeria’s Aviation Roadmap: Long In Promise, Short In Delivery?

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by Wole Shadare

In Nigeria, the needed executive capacity to implement aviation roadmap programmes is lacking on an international scale. WOLE SHADARE highlights the impediments to this policy adopted by successive governments. Sing songs? The ‘mantra’, aviation road-map seems to have been the sing-song for any new administration saddled with the responsibility of leaving the sector when they met it. The airports’ infrastructural report of Nigeria unlike South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Rwanda and Kenya is nothing to write home about as…

Concession: Stakeholders Worry Over Fate Of 18 Airports

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Aerodromes record losses As the Federal Government pushes through its airport concession agenda, stakeholders have raised concerns over the fate of over 18 other airports. The airports slated for concession are the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and the Port-Harcourt International Airport, Port- Harcourt. These aerodromes generate over 80 per cent of the total annual earnings of all the airports in the country. Although stakeholders…

Arik Air returns to Sokoto, Kano

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Arik Air has concluded plans to resume flight operations from Abuja to Sokoto and Kano effective September 3, 2021. Flights from Abuja to Sokoto and Abuja to Kano will operate weekly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Lagos passengers can also connect seamlessly to either of the two destinations via Abuja. The decision to reinstate flights to Sokoto and Kano was informed by the yearnings of customers in those areas for the real Arik Air experience….

Tukur Condemns Murder Of Pilot, Urges Police To Track Killers

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The former Deputy General Secretary of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) Alhaji Mohammed Tukur has condemned the brutal murder of Abdulkkarim N’Allah, the son of Senator Bala N’Allah of Kebbi State last Sunday. Tukur who described the death of the young pilot as a big blow to the aviation industry however urged the security agencies to ensure that the culprits are apprehended to answer for their heinous crime. He noted that the…

Infrastructure decay skyrockets aviation insurance premium

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria inches towards cheaper insurance premium South Africa tops Nigeria as largest aviation operative in Africa Infrastructure decay that dotted many of Nigeria’s airports, categorization of airports in the country and particularly African nations as ‘unsafe’ and the perceived high rate of air accidents has continuously seen aircraft insurance premiums skyrocket. However the relative improvement in airport infrastructure, air traffic control management and the strict regulation by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)…

FAAN contractors panic over N40 billion loan default

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Contractors who have engaged in the delivery of jobs to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) since 2018 are facing trouble with many of their bankers over funds totaling N40 billion. The contractors who spoke to journalists under condition of anonymity because of the fear of victimization said funds used for the execution of jobs such as supply of diesel to many of the country’s airports, supply of office equipment, engineering works, maintenance of…

Shadare Elected Among 100 Aviation Business Leaders In Nigeria

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Aviation Editor, New Telegraph Newspapers and publisher Aviation Metric, Wole Shadare has been selected as one of the top 100 Aviation Business Leaders in Nigeria. The award, according to Publisher, African Travel Quarterly (ATQ) Magazine and organizer, Akwaaba African Travel Market, the first travel market in West Africa, Amb. Ikechi Uko was in honour and recognition of 100 individuals that have contributed and still contributing to the development of aviation in Nigeria. The awardees cut across the media, government agencies, airline…

The mess named South African Airways

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Wole Shadare

We have shared the view before that, as a general rule, governments are better off staying out of the airlines business. There are exceptions, but they are few and these few airlines are run, largely, on a commercial basis. The poster children for state airline mess-ups include Olympic, Alitalia, and Air India and SAA joins that sad club. Take a look at the airline’s PR about its relaunch. Take a look here for a view from the front row seats in South Africa, from a…

Despite depressed Half year result, Kenya Airways records improved performance

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Despite the devastating effects of COVID-19 resulting in depressing half year results, one of Africa’s biggest airlines, Kenya Airways has recorded improved performance to a similar period in the prior year. The disclosure was made on Thursday when the carrier released its financial results Kenyan national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has released its financial results for the six-month period ending June 2021, at a virtual investor briefing. The Group’s total revenue during the period reduced by 9% to…

Don’t treat flash flood warning in 34 states with kid gloves, NiMet tells states

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The moderate to heavy rainfall which could lead to flash floods are expected to commence from Thursday, through to Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th of August, 2021 according to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) The agency has also advised Nigerians not to treat this current update with kid gloves as the previous three-day forecast issued towards the end of last month was 100 percent accurate with disheartening tales of lives and property affected significantly. According…

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