By Gabriel Agbeja The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Wednesday pledged to provide technical support to Nigeria in addressing climate change challenges. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo in a statement said WMO’s Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Ko Barrett, made the commitment during a session with Nigeria’s delegationContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Capt. Chris Najomo, Acting Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says the Federal Government will improve airline passenger experiences through inclusive regulation. Najomo said this in his opening remarks at the North-Central Regional Air Transportation Summit 2024 in Abuja. He was represented by Capt. DonaldContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has affirmed that passengers are entitled to compensation for flight delay, cancellation, luggage delay, missing or loss by airlines. Mr Michael Achimugu, the NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said that the Federal Government will create a more conducive and better operating environment for airline operations.. Shettima said this on Tuesday at a meeting with stakeholders in the aviation sector under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) at the PresidentialContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says efficient airspace and airport management is vital to economic development in Africa. Mr Farouk Umar, NAMA Managing Director made the assertion on Wednesday in Abuja at the opening of a 5-day international workshop on capacity building for Airport workers and AirContinue Reading
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said it would sanction airlines engaged in deceitful departure time scheduling. The Acting Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo made the assertion in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs/Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, on Tuesday. The NCAA warned the airlines to desist fromContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has suspended ten private jet operations over failure to begin recertification process. This is contained in a statement by Mr Michael Achimugu, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection on Friday in Abuja. The agency said the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023Continue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal Government has inaugurated a Ministerial Task Force` on illegal private charter operations and related matters in the aviation industry. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, said this at the inauguration of the taskforce on Thursday in Abuja. Keyamo said the task forceContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun upgrading surveillance infrastructure in airports and other remote installations to enhance safety and security of the nation’s airspace. Its Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Farouk, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Farouk also said that PresidentContinue Reading
NAMA urges FG to reverse 50 % deduction of its revenueContinue Reading
