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The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, His Excellency Kitack Lim, is scheduled to visit the Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 20th – 22nd 2022 and will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022. During his visit, the Secretary-general will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022 where regional policies and operational perspectives to Decarbonization and Green House …

Minister of Aviation. Hadi Sirika has reacted whimsically to allegations that he plans to tear down the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) stating ‘ assuming that is correct I wish it would happen tomorrow.’ The Minister responding to questions from the media in Lagos over planned demolition of FAAN, …

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has issued an Order of Interim Injunction restraining the Minister of Aviation, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Attorney General of the Federation and other defendants from executing the proposed National Carrier, Nigeria Air. This is coming after the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said that no rational court can …

Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said that the completion of Airfield Lighting (AFL) on Runway 18L/36R of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos has provided closure for three fundamental issues, safety, airport efficiency and efficiency  of airlines in cost saving, operation and comfort. The Minister made this known at the Protocol Lounge of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) in …

Commissioner Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency ( BAGAIA), Engineer Charles Irikefe Erhueh has hinted on the importance of partnering with the right stakeholders and communities in crash sites so everyone knows their role when incidents and accidents occurs. Engineer Erhueh made this known today at the Workshop on the Role of the Accident/Incident Investigation in the State Safety Programme …

No fewer than 17 African Ministers of Transport and Aviation today, 14 November 2022 met in Dakar, Senegal to launch the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) Pilot Implementation Project (PIP) which will aid the African Air transport sector realise US$4.2bn additional GDP, 596,000 new jobs, 27% reduction in fares and contribution to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). The …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been commended for its policies of gender equality which have manifested in both the number of women employed by the Agency as well as those sponsored for capacity development in country and abroad. This was made known by the President of the World Maritime University (WMU), Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry who paid …

The domestic runway, Runway 18L/36R of the Murtala Muhammed Airport ( MMA) has resumed for operations from today November 11, 2022 according to a Notice to Airmen ( NOTAM) A0441/22 NOTAMC A0439/22 Q emanating from the Aeronautical Information Services ( AIS) of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency and sighted by NigerianFLIGHTDECK. The Runway lighting was complete, according to the Federal …

Aviation unions today gathered around Freedom Square to demonstrate plans spearheaded by the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika at the dying stage of the Buhari administration to implement the aviation roadmap with plans to demolish regional headquarters of aviation agencies  to make way for an Aerotropolis. Unions came out carrying placards like Demolition of Aviation Headquarters must be resisted,if labour  …

The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji requested the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to give clarification on the exclusion of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) in the 2023 Appropriation Bill as the agency is a critical safety arm of the aviation sector that must not be ignored. Honourable Nnaji stated this during the …