aviation
10 Jan
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, visited the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Friday, January 10, 2025. During the visit, Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, briefed Dr. Kana on the agency’s operations and its role as a member of the World…
1 Nov
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has debunked a report that alleged that the House of Representatives called on the Federal Government to stop the issuance of airstrip licenses. The report claimed that lawmakers called for the withdrawal of the approved airstrip license granted to the Living Faith Church known as Winners Chapel…
27 Oct
The Chairman of Air Peace Ltd., Dr Allen Onyema, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s efforts in transforming Nigeria’s aviation industry. Onyema made the commendation at the Air Peace Airline’s 10th anniversary in Lagos, according to a statement. He said that the President had been intentional about bringing long-lasting changes aimed at making air travel friendly…
11 Oct
Boeing announced Friday that it plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce as it projected a large third-quarter loss in the wake of a machinist strike in the Seattle region. The aviation giant must "reset our workforce levels to align with our financial reality," Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said, adding that the cuts of…
10 Oct
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Fatai Buhari, has revealed that the Senate is working on a bill to regulate
2 Oct
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Wednesday advised all European airlines to avoid Iranian airspace, following an Iranian attack against Israel. "In view of the Iranian attack against Israel on October 1, 2024, and Israel's announcement of its intention to retaliate," the advisory warned carriers "not to perform flights in the airspace of Iran…
12 Sep
Aviation workers union has again directed all staff of aviation agencies to embark on nationwide protest from September 18th over the continued deduction of 50 percent of its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The union gave the directive in a joint statement signed by the National Union of Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals…
23 Aug
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has hit the ground running with hands-on interventions in the troubled aviation sector.
15 Aug
Aviation workers have announced plans to shut down airports across Nigeria on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 over the Federal Government's 50% reduction in their revenue. The workers announced their plan to protest in a circular dated Wednesday, August 14, 2024 and signed by Comrades Ocheme Aba, Frances Akinjole, Abdul Rasaq Saidu, Sikiru Waheed and Olayinka…
12 Aug
Aviation staff at Kenya's main international airport will go on strike from next week over a contested investment proposal from an Indian conglomerate, their union said on Monday. About 10,000 members of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union will walk out from August 19, its secretary general Moss Ndiema told AFP. The dispute centers on plans…
12 Aug
A helicopter crashed into the top of a Hilton hotel in northeastern Australia on Monday, killing the pilot and igniting a fiery explosion on the building's roof. Hundreds of patrons were evacuated from the DoubleTree by Hilton in the tropical tourist hub of Cairns after the twin engine helicopter crashed around 1:50 am local time.…
10 Aug
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal for the design of a new $6 billion airport described as the biggest in Africa, state media reported. The new hub will be able to handle 100 million passengers a year once completed in five years, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Mesfin Tasew was quoted as saying at a press…
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European authorities on Friday said they had seized more than six million euros in cash and arrested 25 suspects in Spain after dismantling a Barcelona-based international cocaine smuggling network. EU law enforcement agency Europol said the investigation that began in 2022 unearthed a scheme in which Bulgarian, Colombian and Spanish citizens colluded to smuggle the…
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The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main city in the country's volatile east, warning the situation could deteriorate rapidly. Since peace talks failed, the militia group backed by Rwandan troops has gained swathes of territory in mineral-rich eastern…
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday threatened to block the renewal of EU sanctions on Russia, linking his support to efforts to reopen a gas pipeline across Ukraine to Central Europe. The European Union has imposed 15 rounds of sanctions on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The EU's 27 members…
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after his engagements at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Shettima, who represented Nigeria at the annual global…
17 mins ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he was ready for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump on Ukraine, praising him as a "smart" leader who might have prevented the conflict from starting in 2022. Kyiv reacted quickly, warning against being excluded from negotiations. The Russian leader did not say when talks would take place, and…
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An Oyo State Family Court, Ibadan, has remanded a 33-year-old man, Happiness Opeyemi, at the Agodi Correctional Centre over an alleged defilement of his wife’s 10-year-old niece. The defendant was arraigned on Friday to face a one-count charge of rape. The prosecuting counsel, Insp Adenike Adeyemi, told the court that the defendant, in 2023, had…
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A second miner has died in hospital after being pulled alive from an illegal South African gold mine from which 87 bodies were extracted, the government said Friday. The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 to clear the abandoned…
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Paris Saint-Germain's new star signing, is "ready" to make his debut for the French club in their Ligue 1 clash with Reims this weekend, coach Luis Enrique said on Friday. "Physically he is in very good shape. We have seen that in training. He has already adapted perfectly to PSG, and everything…
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The Nigeria Navy War College, on Friday, inaugurated 25 officers as participants for its warfare course 9 programme. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration ceremony was performed by the College’s Commandant, Rear Adm. Abdullahi Ahmed. Speaking at the event, Ahmed said that the course which officially started on Jan. 15, had…
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Hamas named on Friday four Israeli "women soldiers" held hostage since October 7 whom it plans to release from captivity in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war. Israel confirmed it had received the list of names. If all goes according to plan, after Hamas releases the four hostages…