Festus Keyamo
13 Mar
Nigerians have raised concern over skyrocketing prices of airfares despite assurances by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, to address the matter.
12 Mar
Nigerians have raised concern over skyrocketing prices of airfares despite assurances by the Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo to look into some of the sharp practices by airlines in the industry. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has set up a committee to look into the hike in the price of fares by foreign airlines,…
12 Mar
A team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors, yesterday, arrived in Nigeria to commence the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) for Lagos and Abuja airports.
5 Mar
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development debunked reports on Tuesday that it plans to move a fire-fighting simulator from Zaria to Lagos State.
23 Feb
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called for increased private sector investment in the aviation sector to improve passenger experience at the airport.
12 Feb
The Nigerian government announced on Monday that it is collaborating with the United States (US) authorities in the investigation into the tragic helicopter crash in California that killed Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC and five others. The helicopter crash occurred on February 10 near Nipton, California, killing all six people…
12 Feb
That power outage at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on February 2, 2024 may have outraged travellers who were unfortunate to witness the blackout, to which the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, issued usual threat tosack managers of the facility should such embarrassment occur again.
9 Feb
The recent directive that returned the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos has been welcomed with pushbacks on political grounds.
6 Feb
Reacting to recurring blackout at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has asked the management of the airport to sit up or get booted out.
4 Feb
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has stated that foreign airlines have about $600 million backlog still trapped in commercial banks.
2 Feb
The recent move by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to relocate the head office of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) back to Lagos, for operational efficiency, has generated mixed reactions.
1 Feb
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that the principal officers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) spent close to N1 billion on the purchase of air tickets annually. Keyamo disclosed this while speaking on the relocation of the corporate headquarters of FAAN from Abuja to Lagos on Wednesday in…
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