COVID-19 intervention: Ojikutu asks FG to probe aviation industry figures for consistency, accuracy

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“Private aircraft operators are also reporting loss of $5bn or N2trn in 3 months!! Again, how much would they be expected to make in 12 months or how much did they make in 2018 or 2019 and how much did the NCAA get from them as 5% on the chartered flights changes?”

Social distancing: Delta blocks middle-seats through to Sept. 30, states other measures against COVID-19

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DELTA has announced that ii will block the selection of middle seats and capping seating in every cabin through Sept. 30, 2020 at 50%...
African aviation development, African Aviation potential 

Fadugba recommends BASA review, proposes other solutions to drive aviation

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Federal Government of Nigeria should introduce a more enabling regulatory environment for the aviation industry by immediately reviewing Nigeria’s Bilateral Airline Service Agreements (BASAs). Currently, the multiple entry points and frequencies of foreign airlines are commercially disadvantageous to Nigerian airlines and do not achieve fair reciprocity.

Another 100 customers benefit ₦100,000 each from UBA’s Fresh Bumper Draw

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UNITED Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has rewarded another set of 100 loyal customers with a total of N10m in the UBA Bumper account...

COVID-19: Unions write President Buhari, set to mobilize workers for sit at home strike...

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FOUR unions, have served notice that should the situation of no salary, or incomplete salary, remain beyond the 15th of June, 2020 that they...

COVID-19:  NIS holds sensitization lecture on seamless facilitation

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NIGERIA Immigration Service (NIS) as part of efforts to ready its officers at the airports against the new normal post Covid-19 have told their...
Abuja Second Runway Project

FEC approves N1.7billion for consultancy on second Abuja runway

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THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the sum of N1.7 billion for consultancy services for the construction of a second runway at the...
Cargo Airport

NCAA confirms 5 airports approved for flight resumption

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NNAMDI Azikwe International Airport Abuja, Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano, Omagwa International Airport, Port Harcourt and Sam Mbakwe Airport Owerri are the five (5) airports designated for the resumption of flight operations once it is given the go ahead to start from operations on the 21st of June, 2020.

COVID-19: PTF mulls ending interstate restrictions with domestic flight resumption

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PRESIDENTIAL Task Force on COVID-19 has revealed that once the aviation industry indicted readiness to commence operations from on the 21st June measures will...

Ojikutu kicks against monetary bailout for airlines, says direct intervention for staff salaries needed

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“The only Government Direct Financial Intervention may be necessary as Palliatives for the airlines staff Salaries only for three (3) months or the period the lock down lasted but this must be recoverable within 12 months or by June 2021. The Financial Palliative should be used to pay only 70% of the Staff Salaries. Those staff must be confirmed to have been registered with the National Pension Board and their pension contributions are up to date. The balance of 30% in their salaries not added should account for the period they did not pay for transport to go to work.