By Cosmas Okereafor West Africa’s largest airline and Nigeria’s premier carrier, Air Peace, has successfully concluded the Federal Government of Nigeria’s humanitarian evacuation exercise from South Africa, safely returning the final batch of 308 Nigerians aboard its Boeing 777-200, bringing the total number of citizens evacuated by the airline to 1,393 across five successful missions.The…
By Cosmas Okereafor The National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) has urged the federal government to strengthen national air navigation system for ensuring the safe, orderly, and efficient movement of aircraft within Nigeria’s sovereign airspaceIn a statement by Engr. Selzing D. MiriPresident National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) Engr. Muhammadu S. Shuaibi General…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded its strategic engagement with the world’s leading aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) as the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK), today led a delegation of Nigerian airline operators on a working visit to Bombardier’s Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, on Tuesday received in audience Miss World Nigeria, Queen Tamunosoye Karibi-George, and her entourage in Abuja, where he pledged the Ministry’s support towards her participation at the forthcoming Miss World Pageant in Vietnam.Leading the delegation, Team Lead, Prince Iwefa Aganaba, expressed…
By Cosmas Okereafor The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) have stepped in to resolve the brewing friction between the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and its retirees over outstanding pension adjustments. At the core of the dispute were harmonised pension benefits and adjustments spanning…
By Cosmas Okereafor In a rare development in the history of Nigeria aviation story, the United Nigeria Airlines has unveiled two Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, named after two prominent Igbo sons: the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, and the late literary renowned, Professor Chinua Achebe. The unveiling took place yesterday, been thursday,…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday led a high-level Nigerian delegation to formally welcome former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, to the ongoing African Air Transport Convention and Expo 2026 taking place in Lomé, Republic of Togo. The convention,…
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…
AThe Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturing giants, as part of the working visit of the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, to the company’s global headquarters in Toulouse. The agreement marks a significant milestone in…
By Cosmas Okereafor In a landmark development for the Nigeria’s aviation sector, the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has successfully brokered a historic settlement between the Federal Government and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, bringing to a close a protracted dispute spanning over two decades.The resolution of the long-standing disagreement surrounding…
