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20 Feb
Acting Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, has called on airlines to improve on their services and curtail incessant flight delays and cancellations.
14 Feb
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced an investigation into the delay of flight operations by Dana Airline at the Muritala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. The probe followed the flight delay to Owerri and Port Harcourt for over 24 hours. The passengers in a viral video were seen disconnecting the computers used for flight check-in…
12 Feb
The chairman of Nigeria’s new niche airline, Dr. Oludare Akande has lauded the new leadership of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, under its Acting Director-General, Captain Chris Najomo, for groundbreaking initiatives in the nation’s aviation sector. In a chat with newsmen today, Dr. Akande noted that the appointment Capt. Najomo to the NCAA has…
27 Jan
The Nigeria Civil Authority (NCAA) has suspended the permit of Mattini Airline Services Ltd pending completion of investigations into the runway excursion involving a Challenger CL 601 aircraft, operated by the firm.
26 Jan
A private jet with about 10 persons including very important personalities crash-landed in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at about 11:00 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. However, there was no death or casualty recorded in the incident. According to reports, the jet with registration number, N580KR…
20 Jan
To recover the over N47billion owed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) by airlines, the acting Director General of the agency, Captain Chris Najomo, has declared ‘no pay, no service’ on all debtors.
19 Jan
The acting Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Chris Najomo has declared no pay, no service on all debtors to recover over N47billion owed by airlines. Najomo who stated that strict sanctions would be issued to defaulting operators, disclosed plans to set up a debt recovery joint task force to implement the…
5 Jan
Aviation workers have called for the exemption of agencies from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy and attendant remittance of 40 per cent of earnings to the Federation Account.
4 Jan
Now, airline passengers in the country are facing excruciatingly tough times due to the rising cost of aviation fuel and the seasonal spike in domestic flight prices.
15 Dec
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the sack of all the directors of agencies under his purview.The affected agencies include Nigeria Airspace Management Agency..
8 Dec
Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal II (MMA2) is a classic case of the self-contradictions inherent in local business enterprises.
3 Dec
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revalidated the safety of aircraft in the operations of United Nigeria Airline (UNA) and granted its wet-leased airplane approval to return to skies following the embarrassing episode in Asaba last Sunday.
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