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Ghana envoy lauds United Nigeria Airlines, seeks deeper aviation ties

Posted on September 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Ghana’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, His Excellency Sadiq Abdulai Abu, has lauded United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) for its exceptional operational efficiency on the Accra–Abuja–Accra route. The envoy gave the commendation when a delegation from the airline, led by Director of Administration Mr Linus Awute, paid him a courtesy visit at the Ghana High Commission in Abuja last Wednesday. The visit formally welcomed the diplomat to Nigeria and extended…

Nigeria Aviation: The Boiling Pot

Posted on September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

A Public Relations Perspective on the Path to Global Competitiveness Nigeria’s aviation sector is a boiling pot. The heat is rising from every direction – multiple taxation, infrastructure decay, unpaid services, union agitation, policy inconsistency, reputational crises, and an operating environment that punishes even the most disciplined operator. For over three decades, I have watched this industry from the inside. I have seen airlines rise with promise and fall with ignominy. I have seen professionals…

Iyayi: 5% TSC, CSC intended for aviation development but sector is in deficit

Posted on July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Roland Iyayi, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), and currently President/CEO of Top Brass Aviation Limited and a member of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), in this interview with WOLE SHADARE, speaks in support of more allocation to NAMA in the distribution of five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge because of the security of the nation’s airspace You are aware of the face-off between the…

Aisuebeogun: Why Standard Varsity Grades Won’t Cut It in Aviation, delivers Keynote at AAAU’s 3rd Matriculation Ceremony

Posted on July 19, 2026July 19, 2026 by Wole Shadare

As the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) ushered in its newest cohort of minds, former aviation chief and industry veteran, Dr Richard Aisuebeogun, has challenged the institution’s fresh undergraduates and postgraduates to look beyond conventional academic metrics if they want to survive the highly demanding global aviation landscape. Speaking as the keynote lecturer at the university’s 3rd Matriculation Ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, July 2, 2026, Aisuebeogun delivered a hard-hitting paper titled “Transforming Africa…

The deepening dilemma of Nigeria’s aviation funding

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Wole Shadare

In the high-stakes world of aviation, safety margins are rarely compromised by a single failure; they erode slowly under the weight of systemic neglect. Right now, the financial crisis rocking the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) exposes a complex industry dilemma, writes WOLE SHADARE The financial crisis rocking the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has taken a dramatic turn, with the agency’s unions warning of total operational insolvency as domestic debt hits ₦34.69 billion and foreign…

Nigeria’s aviation future: Collaboration over competition

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The sector is witnessing a broader awakening across the industry. Airlines are realising that regional and international expansion requires a massive scale that cannot be achieved alone. Carriers are still sharply divided against what may be a game-changer for them, writes WOLE SHADARE For decades, the tarmac of Nigerian aviation has been littered with the ghosts of airlines that flew high, burned fast, and vanished into thin air. From the nostalgic eras of Okada Air,…

The Dramatic Renaissance of Nigerian Aviation

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Wole Shadare

A new era of grit, growth, and cross-border ambition is unfolding. Nigerian airlines are breaking new ground—not just by surviving, but by aggressively expanding their footprints. At the heart of this operational renaissance is a deliberate, dramatic pivot in government policy led by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo. writes, WOLE SHADARE For years, the story of Nigerian aviation was a repetitive, predictable blues track. It was a narrative dominated by foreign mega-carriers scooping up 90 to 95 per…

Inside the billion-naira debt trap threatening Nigeria’s aviation sector

Posted on June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s aviation sector is operating on life support. Beneath the gleaming veneer of terminal upgrades and the seemingly bubbling activities lies a structurally compromised industry quietly choking on a mountain of uncollectible debt, writes WOLE SHADARE A thorough investigation into the balance sheets of local airlines reveals a toxic, multi-billion-naira debt portfolio owed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), aviation ground handling…

IATA: 8,000 aircraft backlog holding back aviation

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The outgoing Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, argued that aviation’s biggest threat is no longer weak demand, but the capacity to support it Among the crises threatening the industry’s future, one that stood out as most entrenched was the industry’s ever-growing aircraft backlog. Walsh After two decades in which airlines repeatedly confronted shocks that destroyed traffic growth, from the global financial crisis to Covid-19, passengers continue to fly, cargo continues…

Airlines’ debts to ground handling firms piling up, AGHAN lifts suspension on Max Air

Posted on June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has lifted the imposed handling suspension on Max Air over unpaid debts. AGHAN said that lifting the ban was necessary following ongoing negotiations between the airline and its members. A statement jointly signed on Friday by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of AGHAN, Olaniyi Adigun and Bashir Ahmed, respectively, said that the airline was now cooperating with its members and had paid “substantial amounts of money” toward…

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