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NSIB begins Rigasa-Idu railway incident probe

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NSIB begins Rigasa-Idu railway incident probe

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into a railway incident involving a passenger train operating on the Rigasa–Idu rail corridor. The incident occurred at approximately 09:16 hours along the Jere–Asham section near Asham Station in Kaduna State. The section of track where the event occurred is located on a downward gradient. The train, identified as KA2, departed Rigasa Railway Station in Kaduna at the commencement of its scheduled journey to Idu…

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NSIB Probe: How Fly Bird’s HS 125 lost two engines in incident

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NSIB Probe: How Fly Bird’s HS 125 lost two engines in incident

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said it has commenced investigating a serious incident involving a Fly Bird HS 125 aircraft with registration number 5NKAL. The aircraft, operating a flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA), to Kotoka International Airport, Accra (DGAA), experienced technical difficulties during its flight on December 6 2024. According to NSIB, preliminary information indicates that the aircraft, with four persons on board (three crew members and one passenger), was…

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Hasty speculations violate rules of helicopter crash probe

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Hasty speculations violate rules of helicopter crash probe

The crash of a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG operated by East Wind Aviation recently has elicited varied reactions from the aviation industry and outside of the industry. The comments by some self-styled aviation experts, self-appointed stakeholders and journalists have again brought to the fore the cardinal rule of aviation reporting which makes it highly unprofessional to give the cause of a crash that its investigation has not started not to talk of an accident…

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NSIB to probe Anambra boat mishap

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NSIB to probe Anambra boat mishap

The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the fatal boat accident that occurred on the Anam River in Anambra State on April 10, 2024. This tragic incident involved a commercial speedboat and a fishing canoe. The boat carrying twelve film crew members and a boat operator reportedly crashed into the canoe, resulting in the loss of five lives. Among the deceased was popular Nollywood actor Mr. Paul Odonwodo, known professionally as…

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EFCC begins Nigeria Air probe, Ministry to get N40B intervention for facility upgrade

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EFCC begins Nigeria Air probe, Ministry to get N40B intervention for facility upgrade

  National carrier project on course Nigerian airlines excluded from flag carrier designation Minister defends FAAN’s relocation   The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened an investigation into the controversial Nigeria Air project. This is coming as the Minister threatened to name and shame airlines that are fond of incessant flight delays and cancellations, saying that the publication of their…

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NSIB cautions over speculations, likely cause of ValueJet’s taxi-way ‘excursion’, begins probe

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NSIB cautions over speculations, likely cause of ValueJet’s taxi-way ‘excursion’, begins probe

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it had been notified about an incident involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with nationality and registration 5N-BXR belonging to ValueJet Airlines which occurred around 3:32 pm (Local Time) on November 14th, 2023 at the Port-Harcourt International Airport. The Bureau’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of NSIB, Dr. James Odaudu in a statement late Tuesday said the agency had commenced the process of unraveling the immediate and…

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NSIB commences probe into Flint Aero accident

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NSIB commences probe into Flint Aero accident

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified and commenced an investigation into an accident involving an HS 125 aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-AMM belonging to Flint Aero, which occurred at about 08:21 pm (Local Time) on November 3, 2023. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NSIB, Dr. James Odaudu said the aircraft, with 10 passengers and three crew members onboard was en route Ibadan from Abuja. The aircraft, on final approach…

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