Keyamo
8 Oct
In line with the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has commenced high-level discussions with the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and initiate direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil. The strategic meeting follows the MoU signed between…
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…
2 Sep
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has clarified that the United States did not delist Nigerian airlines due to safety concerns. The NCAA made this known on Monday night in a statement signed by the Acting Director General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo. "The attention of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has once…
1 Sep
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has calmed the frayed nerves of airline giant Boeing over fears of insecu
29 Aug
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. During the signing of the MoU with Boeing's Vice President of Commercial Sales and Marketing for Africa, Anbessie Yitbarek, Keyamo said the aircraft company would leverage its extensive network of…
24 May 2024
The Senate has urged the Ministry of Aviation and the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) to take possession of the abandoned Shell Airstrip at
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President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and military personnel will henceforth pay the required toll fees at all tollgates whenever they drive through and from all the airports in the country. The development came following the resumed Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting he presided over at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, where the…
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