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dre aviation, an African focused aviation consultancy firm, has announced a major strategic appointment by a Middle East based private equity firm.  In its latest contract win,the leading consultancy firm will provide financial and business due diligence support to the private equity firm and will shortly undertake its first assignment in the potential acquisition of a “significant aviation player” in …

National Security on the Agenda: “The removal of War Risk Insurance Premium on Nigerian-bound vessels (and their cargo) is premised on the sustained security of merchant shipping in Nigerian Waters and the greater Gulf of Guinea region. “We must continue this collaboration to ensure that the gains in recent times regarding the reduction of piracy results in the removal of …

UNITED Nigeria Airlines has integrated with Wakanow, a leading travel tech company, to provide greater value to its customers by delivering real-time inventory and flight schedules in real time.   By virtue of this partnership, Wakanow is the only online travel agency with United Nigeria’s Live Inventory bookable in real time enabling the delivery of seamless booking experience for Wakanow …

  HERITAGE Bank Plc has raised awareness for over 10,000 teens and youths across the 36 states in Nigeria and improved the capabilities of young people to make sound decisions when it comes to financial matters in a bid to secure their futures.   The bank did this with a series of educational programs lined up for the celebration of …

  CHAIRMAN, United Nigeria Airlines, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, has said the airline is is near completing a deal with Air Peace that would revolutionize the aviation sector and usher in a new era of collaboration for better travel experience stressing that deal will be unveiled in the ‘next few days’.   Speaking during a Gala and Award Night held at …

  LAGOS State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reminded businesses and employers of labour of its Act stipulating January 31st as the deadline for filing of annual income tax returns, failing which penalty accrues.   According to the LIRS, it’s business employers’ statutory obligation to file annual income tax returns pursuant to section 81 (2) of the Personal Income Tax …

  NIGERIA will host the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation in the year 2022. This followed its consideration as a good candidate at this year event in Bogota, Colombia. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika accepting the offer said “I will like to personally send the greeting of Mr President Muhammad Buhari to you all and especially …

MANAGEMENT of Air Peace at the weekend reacted to insinuations that the airline has a discriminatory fare regime against the South East asking those championing these orchestrated attacks on the airline on social media to desist because they are ignorant of how ticket fare pricing is done. According to the airline, the fuller the aircraft gets the higher the fares …

CAPTAIN Horace Millar-Jaja (Retd) has said the lapses of government to grow aviators to replace the aging and out going crop of professionals in the industry has led to a serious dearth in professional aviators. This is just as  participants of the 5th Explore Aviation Careers Conference went home with scholarships from a raffle draw as part of the highlight …

IN an effort to ensure that the regulatory body of the aviation industry retains its most experienced hands, Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has called on the Federal  Government to upwardly review the salaries of staff of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA This just as he has said it  will be a key move because the NCAA …