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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…

Minister admits fund paucity to tackle aviation sector infrastructure

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

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has admitted that there is paucity of funds to adequately take care of all infrastructure needs in the aviation industry. Keyamo made the disclosure while fielding questions from our correspondent after receiving New Telegraph’s Minister of the Year (Transformative Leadership) award in Lagos at the weekend said all the ministries are facing infrastructure problems and have the envelop system that cannot carry all aviation infrastructure. He however stated that…

Aviation Minister Grants Air Algerie Approval For Algiers–Abuja-Douala Flights

Posted on February 18, 2025February 19, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…pledges Smooth Process for Air Algérie The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has granted approval to Air Algerie new flight route from Algiers-Abuja-Douala. This was disclosed when the Ambassador of Algeria, Mezoued Hocine paid a courtesy visit to the seeking approval for Air Algérie’s new flight route from Algiers-Abuja-Douala, scheduled to launch on April 6th as the airline’s 7th route in Africa. A statement from the Minister’s office noted that…

Aviation minister’s visit to Ethiopian Airlines facilities fuels national carrier project revival

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

· They requested for a courtesy call, says Keyamo The visit of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo and his delegates to Ethiopian Airlines facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has led to insinuations that the Federal Government may be looking to revive the suspended Nigeria Air projected which Keyamo and others have termed ‘not transparent’ and one ‘skewed against the country’s interest’. A statement posted on the airline’a verified X handle…

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