Helicopter
14 Nov
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that the federal government will make public within 30 days the probe report on the helicopter that crashed in Rivers State. Keyamo disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday during a press briefing with journalists alongside the heads of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB),…
10 Nov
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced that it will share findings from its investigation into the offshore helicopter crash in the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, Port Harcourt, with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) through the Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS). The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, explained that…
31 Oct
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has recovered the fifth body from the ill-fated helicopter that crashed off the coast of Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean, involving eight individuals on board. The body, which was recovered at about 9:35 am, required specialised handling due to its decomposed state before being transported to…
25 Oct
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced that two additional bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Initially, three fatalities were confirmed following the crash on Thursday, which involved a total of eight individuals on board. Just a day after the incident, NSIB Director General…
24 Oct
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the accident involving a Sikorsky SK76C helicopter with registration 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation. The helicopter, carrying eight individuals comprising six passengers and two crew members, went down into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar, during a routine flight…
24 Oct
The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has confirmed the death of three persons in a tragic helicopter crash on Thursday, 24th October 2024. The Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, with registration number 5NBQG, operated by East Wind Aviation, crashed into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean at around 11:22 am. In a…
10 Oct
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday dared former militant leader, Asari Dokubo, to come to the battlefield and see what the military is capable of. The DHQ warned him to desist from provoking the armed forces with his comments on the internet. Dokubo had, on October 5, threatened to shoot down a military helicopter hovering…
28 Aug
Amidst a campaign by some stakeholders against Helicopter Landing Charges, the federal government has said the charges are legally backed by the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency Act of 2022. READ ALSO:FG identifies woman threatened mass killing of Nigerians in Canada According to findings by the Review Committee of the landing charges set up…
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The Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Health has warned the State Ministry of Health, Departments, Agencies, and Parastatals against any form of misappropriation of budgetary provisions or face the wrath of the law. Chairman of the Committee, Hon Ferguson Onwo gave the warning yesterday at the end of a two-day rigorous budget defense…