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Succour AS FG Pays NiMet Staff Outstanding 45-Month Minimum Wage Arrears

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Succour came the way of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) workers as the Federal Government paid the outstanding 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to the staff. Non-payment of the arrears, which date back to 2019, has often led to unrest between the management staff of the agency and the labour unions. The unions had in May planned to embark on industrial action on Monday. However, following an intervention by the House Committee on Aviation Technology and…

Why FG suspended $300 helicopter levy for review

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Federal Government has offered clarifications on the suspension in the collection of helicopter landing levy granted to its concessionaire: saying the enforcement of the project was temporarily halted to address pressing concerns raised by industry players. In a document sighted by the media titled :” Aviation Industry Update : Clearing the Air on Helicopter Landing Levies Collection “, it affirmed that recent reports concerning the project seem to have sparked confusion among aviation industry stakeholders…

FG to provide E-gates for four major airports, exercise part of border control, safety, says Minister

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…NIS completes data centre, to begin passport home delivery …107, 000 yet to be picked up by applicants Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Friday inspected the User Acceptance Test (UAT) of the E-gate already installed at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos which he said will be completed Monday next week. Also, the Minister disclosed that the four major airports across the country name The Lagos airport is the second…

Keyamo:Safety issues raised by UKCAA against Air Peace closed, says carrier enjoys FG’s support

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo said that Air Peace Airlines has closed safety issues raised by safety inspectors of the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, stressing that the Nigerian flag carrier enjoys the full backing and support of the Nigerian Government in its operation of that route. The Minister in a statement said, “I have been adequately and reliably briefed on the progress made thus far on this issue…

FG at crossroads over former NCAA DG’s removal, may hamper Najomo’s confirmation

Posted on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development may have found itself at a crossroads on how to solve the Director-Generalship of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) just as time as time is fast approaching for either the confirmation of the current Acting Director of the agency, Capt. Chris Najomo. The law stipulates that Najomo can only act for six months before he is confirmed or asked to give way for another and he has…

Sacked aviation agencies’ directors drag FG to industrial court, tag removal ‘illegal’

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some staff of the aviation agencies recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the Federal Government to an industrial court saying that their appointments were statutory and that they should be allowed to finish the remainder of their tenure. In separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara said they should be reinstated or paid the salaries of what they would have earned if they remained in office for the years stated in their employment…

FG tightens the noose on Niger, ECOWAS shuts land borders, airspace

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has explained the circumstances surrounding the suspension of flights between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. A statement by Abdullahi Musa, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection explained that in response to the recent political events surrounding the coup d’état in the Republic of Niger on July 26, 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had convened an extraordinary summit to address the situation. Among the resolutions…

Four years after, FG reverses decision, relocates FAAN to Lagos

Posted on January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Four years after the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari relocated all the aviation agencies to Abuja, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reversed the decision by asking the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate to Lagos. This was revealed in a memo dated January 15th, 2024, and signed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku. The memo read, “The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has directed that the…

NAMA to overhaul airspace communication architecture, FG accedes to request

Posted on January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has acceded to the request of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to overhaul and modernise the communication architecture of the country’s airspace. The Managing Director of NAMA, Engr. Ahmed Umar Farouk disclosed on Thursday in Abuja at the in-house inauguration/induction for the newly appointed chief executive officers and directors of the aviation agencies. He noted that the communication difficulty encountered between air traffic controllers and aircraft pilots became difficult as…

FG mulls 50% fare subsidy, Minister, airline operators hold strategic meeting

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government is tinkering with the idea of subsidizing airfares to reduce the high costs of tickets. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo was said to have held a meeting last week Friday with airline operators through their umbrella body, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) with a view to fine-tuning modalities for its realization. Present at the meeting with the Minister are the President of AON, Dr Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina,…

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