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Aeropolitics: Nigeria will not be caught off guard-Minister

Posted on November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Why Nigerian carriers can’t compete-Demuren The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said Nigeria would not be caught off guard by other nations using politics to prevent the country’s airlines from reciprocating the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) it has with them. Keyamo Consequently, the government, he said, has resolved to continue playing international aviation politics, otherwise known as “Aeropolitics,” to ensure that indigenous airlines sustain the gains already made, even as they…

Minister laments, says 95% travellers carried by foreign airlines, Air Peace to build N32 billion MRO

Posted on September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Air Peace to build $32 billion MRO facility in Lagos, gets FG’s nod for Italy, Canada, Turkey Facility to stem $2.5 billion on overseas aircraft repairs Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed concern about the inability of Nigerian carriers to compete with foreign carriers due to the humongous capital flight occasioned by a lack of critical mass. He further stated that over 95% of Nigerians travelling outside the shores…

How direct air link between Nigeria, Brazil will benefit Nigerian airlines, travellers-Minister

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Onyema, Idris, others say deals with Brazil I’ll boost economy The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, highlighted the importance of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) that Nigeria and Brazil signed yesterday, stating that the country’s airlines would benefit exponentially from the deal. This is coming as Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace, held a test flight to the North American country in preparation for launching air services to Brazil….

Minister orders sanctions against airline staff who released indecent video of Emmanson

Posted on August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

“We will not tolerate debasing of womanhood” Orders joint airport security meeting next week The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has read the riot on Aviation Safety and Security about the case of unruly Ms. Comfort Bob Emmanson, who was seen in a viral video assaulting a cabin crew of Ibom Air and the altercation she had with airline staff before she was taken away. While admitting the unruly behaviour of the…

Why $447 million not much for Lagos terminal 1 reconstruction, other facilities-Minister

Posted on August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Kano, Abuja, P’H int’l terminal grossly underutilised with less than 30% traffic BPE scrutinised, fixed cost The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, built to facilitate nearly 600,000 annual passenger traffic, has been over-stretched, coupled with decrepit facilities that have made air travel cumbersome despite all palliative measures over the years to give it a facelift. The terminal currently processes more than 12 million international and regional passengers annually; a situation that puts pressure on…

Govt. mulls new $50 baggage infrastructure tax, Minister to reject proposal

Posted on June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Foreign airlines kick, new charge disincentive to investment Lagos, Abuja already world’s most expensive airports A proposal to introduce a $50 baggage infrastructure tax for passengers travelling out of the country through the nation’s international airports has been floated by an unnamed government agency. Aviation Metric learnt that an unnamed service provider had sent a proposal to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and did a presentation to the foreign airlines on the desirability…

Minister, agency chiefs, stakeholders set for ‘100 Years of Aviation In Nigeria’ book launch

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Mr Festus Keyamo will attend the launch of a book ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation In Nigeria: History, Issues and Prospects’ taking place in Lagos on Friday, May 23, 2025. The author of the book and aviation editor with New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr Wole Shadare disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He also said other personalities who would join the minister at the event are the director-general of the…

NiMet workers call off strike after Minister’s intervention

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has led to the suspension of indefinite strike embarked on by workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET). The meeting between the workers led by their unions was heated but the ability of the Minister to wade into the matter softened the hard stance of the workers who had vowed to ground flight operations across the country. Their action forced Air…

End in sight as Minister meets striking unions, says, “We will resolve NiMet strike today”

Posted on April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister, unions in close door parley The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus is presently meeting all the unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) with a view to prevailing on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)…

Minister restores industrial harmony to FAAN over unions’ concession, wage disputes

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it is working to resolve the imbroglio between it and the aviation unions over the alleged non- inclusion of members in the ongoing airports concession and the delay in the implementation of the negotiated consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage among others. FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli Orah explained that the issues were presented to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace…

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