By Maureen Okon The Anambra Disability Rights Commission has called on local airlines to protect the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Mr Chukwuka Ezewuzie , the commission’s chairman, made the plea at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He alleged that some local airlines had been discriminating againstContinue Reading
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has begun installation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) with its accompanying equipment such as localiser, glide slope and Distance Measuring Equipment in Kaduna airfield ahead of its 60th Anniversary celebrationContinue Reading
By Bolanle Lawal The Commissioner for Information in Ekiti, Mr Taiwo Olatunbosun, says 203 public schools in the state benefit from the 25 million dollars School Improvement Grant (SIG) released by the World Bank to uplift the standard of education in the state. The commissioner said in Ado-Ekiti on SaturdayContinue Reading
FG suspends Dana Airlines over safety concernsContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Chairman of Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema, has offered a free London Business Class return ticket to Pelumi Nubi, for driving from London to Lagos. Onyema, hosting Nubi on Monday in Lagos, commended her for making Nigeria proud. Recall that the 28-year-old Nigeria-British citizen andContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Dr Chike Okogwu, founder, Centre for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment (CARE), an NGO, has appealed to the Federal Government to establish disability service desk in all domestic and International Airports. Okogwu said the idea was to assist as well as check cases of discrimination against Persons withContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Association of Foreign Airlines and Representative in Nigeria (AFARN) on Tuesday lauded the Federal Government on the payment of some trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines. The President, AFARN, Mr Kingsley Nwokoma, said this in a statement made available to the News AgencyContinue Reading
Wike’s few months’ performance beyond his predecessors’ – SANContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Thursday called for more training, capacity building and mentorship of women in aviation to drive lasting legacies. Kuku said this during a courtesy visit by the Women in Aviation International (WAI), Nigeria chapter,Continue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Wednesday assured stakeholders in the aviation industry of his commitment to safety standards in the sector. Keyamo made the assertion at the ongoing Air Traffic Controller-Pilot Forum (ATC-Pilot forum) on Wednesday in Lagos. He saidContinue Reading
