TO say the three day public hearing on the amendment of six (6) executive bills of aviation agencies hosted by the Senate Committee on Aviation is anything short of interesting would be the understatement of all time. Views and counter views with divergent ideas filled the air as law makers, the regulator, investors and stakeholders gathered to amend Acts establishing …
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Law makers grill NCAA over unspent N11bn, summons minister over BASA funds expenditure
The Senate has uncovered an unused revenue surplus of about N11billion in the coffers of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and has summoned the agency’s head to give justifiable reasons why the federal government should continue to partially fund the regulatory agency given the amount of unused money in its coffers. This is just as it also summoned the …
Read More »COVID-19: Presidency writes Speaker, expresses displeasure at members’ evasion of primary defense screening at airports
Ask Speaker to direct members returning from foreign trips to report to NCDC, self isolate CHIEF of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abba Kyari has written a strongly worded letter to the leadership of the House of Representatives urging them to direct members who returned into the country from foreign trips to subject themselves for …
Read More »Senate confirms Captain Nuhu as Director General, NCAA
NIGERIAN Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu for appointment as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). President Muhammadu Buhari had, on October 23rd 2019 , forwarded the nominee’s name to the upper legislative chamber for confirmation. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Aviation, which …
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