Festus Keyamo
9 Oct
Nigerian airline operators have “voluntarily decided they would patronise Dangote Refinery in their purchase of Jet A1 Fuel”.
3 Oct
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, disclosed Nigeria’s new Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
20 Sep
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, ordered the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to immediately update and resolve outstanding ticket refunds in the sector.
13 Sep
Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has decried the poor treatment of Nigerians who boarded Royal Air Maroc on their way to Abuja from Casablanca in Morocco. The minister said that the passengers, the majority of whom are Nigerians, were left without care and were sleeping on the floor after the plane landed for emergency reasons.…
13 Sep
Aviation unions have directed their members to embark on nationwide protest from September 18, over continued deduction of 50 per cent from their Internally Generated Revenue.
12 Sep
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has scheduled a meeting with the aviation union over the planned protest against the 50 per cent Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) deduction. In a statement personally signed by the Minister, he said he would meet with the union on Wednesday, 17th September 2024, a day before…
9 Sep
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has collaborated with the Ministry of Aviation to prevent capital flight from the sector. The Commissioner for Insurance, Olusegun Omosehin, said at a courtesy visit to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
6 Sep 2024
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday in Abuja met with the Angolan Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, José Bamoquina Zau, and his deputy, Nelson Paulo Kafikiri, to chart path to a stronger aviation ties and air connectivity between the two countries.
30 Aug 2024
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing to facilitate aircraft acquisition by Nigerian airlines
23 Aug 2024
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has hit the ground running with hands-on interventions in the troubled aviation sector.
23 Aug 2024
Seeking collaboration and emphasising the importance of public-private partnerships, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, have urged the private sector to take advantage of opportunities within the aviation industry and invest.
16 Aug 2024
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has urged aviation workers not to go ahead with their planned protest, over the Federal Government's deduction of 50 percent of all internally generated revenue from aviation agencies. Aviation workers in Nigeria had announced a nationwide protest on August 21, 2024, in response to the…
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