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Perishable items :Cargo expert wants landing costs removed

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Wole Shadare

…… Seeks halt in double taxation The federal government has been called upon to remove landing costs for carriers of perishable items in order to encourage exports in the country. The chief executive officer of FMC aviation services limited, Mr. Herbert Odika who made this call while speaking with woleshadare.net also called for a halt in double taxation by aviation agencies in the country. “For perishable items, if the government can give concession in terms…

Workers want sleaze probe in NCAA, FAAN, others

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to extend its corruption search to other aviation agencies like the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). Secretary General of NUATE, Olayinka Abioye described the recent sleaze revelation in NAMA, as a shame to the Nigerian aviation industry. Speaking to reporters …

Ethiopian Airlines marks 70 years of operations

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating 70 years of dedicated and highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa. With its strong mission of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded much needed air connectivity within Africa and with the rest of the world in the last 70 years. Leading the way in the past, present and the future; Ethiopian has been an aviation…

Air travel still safest form of travel

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Travelling by road or sea is far more risky than travelling by air, WOLE SHADARE writes Risky venture It’s true that flying is not without risk: flying several hundred people tens of thousands of feet above the earth at close to the speed of sound in an environment subject to turbulence and low temperatures (-55°C) in a pressurised aluminium tube packed with fuel and potential ignition sources simply cannot be without risk. Fortunately, thanks…

Airspace managers pledge to sustain air safety

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Airspace managers across the nation’s airports under the aegis of Airspace Managers’ Forum have thrown their support behind the current management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), in its effort to sustain the gains of air safety in the country. Speaking at this year’s first quarter Airspace Manager’s Forum which held in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, the chairman of the forum, Mr Gabriel Akpen commended the new management for making sure that navigational infrastructure…

COURT GRANTS BAIL TO NAMA MD, OTHERS.

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Wole Shadare

*CASE ADJOURNED TO APRIL 26 Justice Babs Kuewumi of the Federal High Lagos today granted N20m bail to each of the officials of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) accused of N6.9billion fraud. The Managing director of NAMA; Ibrahim Abdulsalam, director of Finance, Clara Aliche, Acting General Manager, Procurement Muyiwa Adegorite, his wife, Joy, General Manager Finance, Segun Agbolade were led into Court six at about 11.45am where prosecuting and defence counsels argue their cases…

Workers seek substantive MD for NAMA

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Wole Shadare

*Agency’s activities near comatose Despite the appointment of an acting Managing Director to oversee activities at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) following the arrest of its Managing Director, Ibrahim Abdulsalam and four others over graft by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), workers have complained of near grounding of the agency. They stated that the absence of substantive managing director for NAMA has brought the activities of the agency to a near standstill….

Camair now IOSA certified, joins IATA

Posted on April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Cameroonian flag carrier airline, Camair is now the latest member of International Air Transport Association. Vice President (Africa) Camair, Raphael Kuuchi said improving and enhancing aviation safety is a key area of focus for them. He stated that IATA is committed to strengthening this aspect of airline performance through the IATA Operational Safety Audit (or IOSA) programme, where all airlines, regardless of region, resource or scale, are assessed biennially against a set of globally…

EFCC Arraigns NAMA MD, Four Others for Alleged N6.9bn Fraud

Posted on April 7, 2016April 8, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today arraigned five staff of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) before Justice Kuewumi Babs of the Federal High Court Lagos on 21- count charge of conspiracy, forgery and money laundering. The accused persons are Ibrahim Abdulsalam, managing director of the agency; Nnamdi Udoh, former managing director (still at large), Adegorite Olumuyiwa, general manager, procurement; Agbolade Segun, general manager, finance; Clara Aliche, director finance; Joy Ayodele Adegorite, Randville Investment Limited…

EFCC arraigns NAMA MD, others over alleged sleaze, remanded in prison custody

Posted on April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The embattled Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ibrahim Abdulsalam and other top officials of the agency were today arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). They were arraigned at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi this afternoon. They were arraigned for massive corruption among other charges. The EFCC told woleshadare.net that the officials were remanded in Kirikiri custody pending when they would meet their bail conditions. The anti-graft agency had on…

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