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NiMet workers petition Tinubu, Keyamo over poor salary structure

Posted on by Wole Shadare
NiMet workers petition Tinubu, Keyamo over poor salary structure

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…

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Confirm Najomo as substantive DG NCAA, operators, stakeholders plead with Tinubu

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Confirm Najomo as substantive DG NCAA, operators, stakeholders plead with Tinubu

Stakeholders made up of some airline operators and opinion moulders in the aviation industry have called for the immediate confirmation of Capt. Chris Najomo as the substantive Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. They stated this while paying glowing tribute to a man they said has brought transformation to the regulatory agency since his appointment last year and affirmed that it is high time President Bola Tinubu confirmed him as substantive head of the…

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Keyamo’s reappointment: Airline operators thank, laud Tinubu

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Keyamo’s reappointment: Airline operators thank, laud Tinubu

  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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Unions plead with Tinubu over Arik’s crisis

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Unions plead with Tinubu over Arik’s crisis

Unions in the aviation industry have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing crisis at Arik Air following the seizure of one of its aircraft after the Supreme Court granted judgment to businessman, Chief Arthur Eze. In implementing the judgment, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) grounded the airline’s aircraft last week for indebtedness following the execution of a court judgment. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has denied that the airline’s…

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NANTA: Trapped fund resolution will stabilise fare pricing in Nigeria, lauds Tinubu, CBN

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NANTA: Trapped fund resolution will stabilise fare pricing in Nigeria, lauds Tinubu, CBN

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) said the decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and indeed that of the Federal Government to release foreign airlines’ trapped funds has helped to remove stains on the image of Nigeria, just as it praised the government and other relevant agencies for the speedy resolution of the matter. President of NANTA, Yinka Folami who disclosed on Thursday in Lagos said his association whose members and…

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X-raying Tinubu/Keyamo’s sack of aviation agencies chief executives

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X-raying Tinubu/Keyamo’s sack of aviation agencies chief executives

The hammer eventually fell. It was long expected because that has been the practice all along that when a new Minister comes, he comes with his team, and people he believes can help him to achieve his dream of the assignment handed to him. On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu tinkered with the hierarchy of the leadership of the aviation agencies and approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the…

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