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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today arrested four officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), over allegedly orchestrating a N2 billion Duty Tour Allowance ( DTA) fraud. The suspects already in EFCC custody include one Bilkisu Adamu Sani, Director, Finance and Accounts; Hart Benson Fimienye, Deputy General Manager, Treasury; Obene Jenbarimiema Turniel, Deputy General Manger (Management Accounts) and …

Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( DG-CA), Captain Musa Nuhu has commended Dana Air’s operational procedure in informing the regulatory body of its due maintenance and grounding them accordingly. This is as Dana Air has announced an increase in frequency across it’s destinations after some of its fleet returned from maintenance.  DG-CA  who spoke on the airline’s procedure …

Ahead of its planned implementation,the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called for stakeholders’ reviews, contributions and comments on the new Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) on or before March 21, 2023. A circular sent to all stakeholders with the reference number: NCAA/RC/005/2023, dated February 12, 2023, signed by the Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Musa Nuhu indicated that the …

Dana Air has apologised over the cancellation of some flights on Tuesday which it said was due to a reduction of its capacity. The airline in a statement said it made arrangements to redistribute its passengers and others would be refunded. The statement read, ” We wish to apologize to our guests for the cancellation of some of our flights …

Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has asked nine(9) states in the North to expect moderate dust haze in the next 24 hours while other northern states will report hazy conditions that will persist for three days. According to NiMet parts of Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Yobe, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Borno will experience moderate dust haze which grants horizontal visibility of …

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the domestic wing of the Lagos Airport, the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has launched a newly improved website, www.mma2.ng. The website, according to BASL, was redesigned to offer a premium, user-friendly experience with smoother navigation and increased functionality, thereby making it easier for customers to see the full services the terminal …

Akwa Ibom owned and based Ibom Air, has recorded its 2 millionth passenger. The airline’s sophisticated algorithm had calculated that the milestone would be reached on the 16 of December. And the exact flight turned out to be the 11:30am Uyo to Lagos flight. The management of Ibom Air, led by the COO, Mr. George Uriesi, were on hand to …

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet has alerted the public on the possibility of some northern cities in Nigeria experiencing dust haze which can affect horizontal visibility adversely. The agency disclosed that satellite images obtained indicates that In the next 24 hours, there are high prospects of thick dust haze (poor horizontal visibility, 1000m) over Katsina, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Yobe and …

For the 10th year running, Nigerian carrier Dana Air has announced partnership with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (MFBNP) on the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#28), scheduled to hold on 14th and  15th November 2022, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. As a partner airline, Dana Air is offering full logistics support …

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 …