THE Director General/CEO of Nigerian Meteorological Agency( NiMet), Prof Mansur Bako Matazu has said that the NiMet Bill that was recently assented to by President Mohammadu Buhari hàs been gazetted and will reposition the agency making it more effective and efficient. Prof. Matazu said this in his opening remarks at the beginning of a two day training programme for Senior …
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THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in conjunction with the International Centre for Migration Policy and Development (ICMPD) shall kick off a Four-Day Technical working committee meeting as part of the ongoing reform efforts to deepen staff skills and competences as well as improve on career prospects. The committee meeting scheduled to hold at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel on 26th-29th September, …
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London-based, Africa focussed, aviation consulting firm, dre aviation, have announced a signed joint venture agreement with two (2) Nigerian partners in order to offer Commercial GSA representation for both passenger and cargo business for their global clients in Nigeria. “We are pleased to partner with two (2) of Nigeria’s prominent service providers in the Passenger and Cargo GSA pace and …
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NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted Approved Training Organisation(ATO) certificate to Aviatrix Hub, an aviation training institute based in Lagos to carry out Basic and Advanced Flight Dispatcher training. Speaking during the presentation of the certificate, at the NCAA office at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, the Director General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu said the authority …
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LESS than 24hours after it announced Ethiopian Airline, the preferred bidder of proposed national carrier Nigeria Air, with MRS, Skyway Aviation Handling Company(SAHCO) and the Nigerian Sovereign Fund as Nigerian investors, Federal Government of Nigeria has removed Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) as an Investor in the project. Ethiopian Airline was announced the preferred bidder for the Nigeria Air Project …
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SAHCO, MRS, Nigerian Sovereign Fund own 46%, FGN 5% To get three aircraft from Ethiopia to kick start operations AFTER a series of grapevine confirmations and denials, Ethiopian Airline has been announced the preferred bidder for the Nigeria Air Project with 49% stake while it is joined with three Nigerian investors MRS, Skyway Aviation Handling Company(SAHCO) and the Nigerian Sovereign Fund …
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THE Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, is set to be honoured by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari with the conferment of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR). This was disclosed in a conveyance letter to Dr. Jamoh from the Office of the Honourable Minister, Ministry of Special …
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Commends capacity building of over 350 indigenes in aviation THE Board, management and staff of Ibom Airlines Limited (Ibom Air), has felicitated with the government and people of Akwa Ibom State on its 35th anniversary, commending govt for the vision in creating the airline that has improved the lot of the state socially, economically and put it on the map. …
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AFTER undergoing and successfully completing all the mandatory requirements, ValueJet has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The certificate was issued on the 21st of September 2022 by the Director General of NCAA, Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu and presented at a formal ceremony held on the 22nd of September 2022 in his …
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THE National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), says the decision by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to discontinue granting approval for extension requests to airlines that operate into sunrise and sunset airports is a great move and has thrown its weight behind it. President, NAAPE Engr. Abednego Galadima who spoke to newsmen said that the decision …
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