By Cosmas Okereafor The future of the Nigerian aerospace industry was on full display on Saturday, May 30, 2026, as the 15th Annual National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2026) and Air Transport Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) held its Grand Finale. Hosted at the NCAA Annex of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, the event, organized by…
By Cosmas Okereafor The executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, is set to deliver the 14th Convocation Lecture at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), and will also receive an honorary degree from the institution at this year’s convocation ceremonies scheduled for October. In a letter from the university’s chancellor, Afe Babalola, he…
By Agbo Erasmus The expansive glitzy hall of the Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Expo Centre at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos was extraordinarily effervescent on April 17th for the 2026 Awards and Ministerial Dinner otherwise tagged NIGAV Award. A significant pointer being the 15th edition of the prestigious industry awards and…
By Cosmas Okereafor One of Nigeria’s leading carriers, United Nigeria Airlines, on Monday, June 1, rewarded its passengers with the recently released Samsung Galaxy phones in the “Awesome Row” partnership it has with the phone company. The winners, Hamid Ibrahim, Chidi Chinedu, and Gbenga Bello, were among passengers selected through an onboard lucky dip on…
By Cosmas Okereafor The National President of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) Comrade John Ogala Ogbe has commended the management of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company SAHCO for the recent implementation of workers’ salaries increase by 40 percent. Speaking while leading the new executives of ATSSSAN on a courtesy visit…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Nigeria Aviation Hall of Fame has announced that preparations are at advanced stages for the induction of new entrants into its prestigious Hall of Fame, following the conclusion of final screening of nominees. Organisers of the event, Mr Wole Shadare and Mr Gboyega Adeoye, confirmed that finishing touches are currently being…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reinforced its commitment to strengthening security enforcement and judicial processes within the nation’s airports through a high-level justice stakeholders engagement focused on arrest, prosecution, and judicial administration in the aviation sector.The engagement, themed “Strengthening Arrest, Prosecution and Judicial Administration Within the Airport Environment,” brought…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has officially unveiled the Nigeria Aircraft Leasing Company in a high-level stakeholders’ meeting held at his office in Abuja, describing the initiative as a landmark intervention aimed at easing aircraft acquisition and leasing challenges confronting Nigerian airlines.The strategic unveiling ceremony attracted…
By Cosmas Okereafor West Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has reinforced its commitment to operational excellence and global best practices through a strategic engagement with leading aviation training organisation, Dutch Aviation Trainers (DAT).The meeting, which took place today, 21st May, 2026, at the Air Peace Corporate Headquarters in Lagos, brought together the leadership of both…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Managing Director of Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO), Mrs. Adenike Aboderin, alongside members of the company’s executive management team, paid a courtesy visit to Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen institutional collaboration and deepen…
