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From Sirika’s Vision to Keyamo’s Delivery: A United Front for CAMP 2045

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The ink is barely dry on the landmark 20-year Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP), officially handed over by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to Minister Festus Keyamo just yesterday in Marrakech. For a sector that has long operated on emergency fixes rather than long-term blueprints, this document—spanning 2025 to 2045—is the most significant regulatory milestone since the 2022 Civil Aviation Act. The handover of the CAMP marks the shift from planning to the much…

Keyamo Performs Groundbreaking Ceremony For NAMA Corporate Headquarters, Farouk Actualises Dream

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Corporate Headquarters and Air Traffic Management Centre of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister described the project as a tangible demonstration of the unwavering commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to aviation safety, job creation, and critical infrastructure development. He noted that…

LAAC 2025: Keyamo, AMCON CEO, Sabre Chairman, to Lead Discussions on Aviation Financing in Nigeria

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…29th Annual Conference Set for 7 August 2025 in Lagos …Keyamo to Attend as Special Guest of Honour, Najomo to Deliver Regulatory Goodwill Message …Expert Panel Drawn from Across the Aviation Value Chain The League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) has announced a distinguished line-up of top industry leaders, financial experts, regulators, and policymakers for its 29th Annual Conference, scheduled to hold on Thursday, 7 August 2025, at The Providence Hotel, GRA Ikeja,…

Amid Keyamo probe, Air Peace, Oshiomhole rift deepens

Posted on June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

AON backs airline, They have to defend themselves, says Senator Nigerian travellers extorted daily by carriers-George While the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has ordered aviation agencies to investigate the incident involving Air Peace and former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport domestic terminal on Wednesday, Airline operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body for some airlines in Nigeria and Oshiomhole have continued to engage in brickbats,…

MMIA terminal to be demolished for a new structure, says Keyamo

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

FG abandons plans for national carrier The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the old terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, disclosing that the government intends to demolish the structure and replace it with a modern facility. He equally announced that the Federal Government had abandoned plans for a national carrier, shifting its focus instead to strengthening and expanding the operations of local…

Aviation Personality Of The Year Award: Keyamo gets stakeholders’ nod

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The coordinator of the 14th Nigeria Aviation Award Performance Review community Mr Fortune Idu said, aviation stakeholders have overwhelmingly passed vote of confidence on the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Mr Festus Keyamo as the Aviation Personality of the Year 2024%. According to Idu, this was shown at the just concluded Nigeria Aviation award votes opened to public survey for the 14th NIGAV Awards He said it was a true vote of public confidence…

Keyamo: New Telegraph award ‘ll spur us to do more for aviation

Posted on February 22, 2025February 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has expressed gratitude to the management of New Telegraph for awarding him Minister of the Year (Transformative Leadership), adding that the award shows that Nigerians scrutinized his actions in office in less than two years he mounted the saddle. Speaking to journalists after he was presented with the award, an elated Keyamo used the occasion to thank the Chief Executive Officers of the aviation agencies,…

Abuja Airport: Keyamo Rejects Contract Variation Of N532bn For 2nd Runway

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

On Wednesday, the Minister of Aviation and AeroSpace Development, Festus Keyamo, vehemently rejected the outrageous contract variation of N532 billion from N90 billion awarded to the contractor handling the 2nd runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. During a budget defence session with the Committee, Keyamo who made this declaration while fielding questions from members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation said that the contract had been revoked for fresh bidding by interested…

NiMet workers petition Tinubu, Keyamo over poor salary structure

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Some workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have written to President Bola Ahmed, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and the Secretary to the Federal Government over the significant salary disparity between NiMet staff and their counterparts in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). They noted that the salaries of those of…

Keyamo’s reappointment: Airline operators thank, laud Tinubu

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has expressed their appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the reappointment of Festus Keyamo as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. The AON President, Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina who disclosed this in a press statement said the decision reflects the president’s keen judgment and steadfast commitment to the growth and advancement of the aviation industry in Nigeria. Sarina explained that since his initial appointment, Keyamo has demonstrated…

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