Tag: aviation
Aviation sector gulped over N100bn in 5 years – says Sirika
The federal government on Thursday said it has invested over N100 billion in the aviation sector in the last five years.
The funds, according to...
AIB reverses statement on Air Peace incident
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has reversed itself after earlier claiming that the tyre of a Boeing 737-300 with registration number 5N-BUQ belonging...
Engine debris rained over a mile across a Denver suburb. Now...
Kieran Cain was playing basketball with his kids Saturday afternoon at an elementary school in greater Denver when he heard what sounded like a...
2 Months After, Airlines Await N5bn Bailout
Almost two months after the federal government approved a N5 billion bailout for the aviation sector, operators are worried over the delay in its...
FG approves fare charges for Lagos-Ibadan rail
By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The Federal Government has approved passengers' charges on the new Lagos Ibadan rail standard guage which would...
Ex-Aviation Workers Issue Two-week Ultimatum To BPE
About 1,000 ex-workers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc have issued a two-week ultimatum to the Bureau of Public Enterprises over the continued...
$500m Chinese Debt Sparks Confusion In Airport Concession
Federal Government’s plan to concession airports has run into difficulties over an existing debt and pact with China to build four new terminals at...
Why FG Spends More On Airports Despite Concession Plan – Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said the Federal Government keeps spending on airports across the country despite planned concession in order...
FG Announces N5bn Bailout To Aviation Sector
Finally, the Federal Government has approved N5 billion as bailout fund to the country’s aviation sector to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
FG to build new airports in Anambra, Benue, others —Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government would construct 10 new airports across the country to boost civil...
FG moves resumption of int’l flights to Sept 5
The Federal Government has shifted resumption of international flights billed for August 27 to September 5.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced this on...
We ‘ll continue to record sharp decline in passengers until Q-4...
By Naomi Sharang
Abuja -The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday, said that until the forth quarter of 2021 or perhaps the first...
Airport Re-opening: Passengers must arrive 3 hours before take-off – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that passengers must arrive at least three hours before their take-off time when commercial operations...
Light police aircraft crashes in eastern Kenya
Meru (Kenya) - A light Kenyan police aircraft, ferrying a security team to a meeting, crash-landed in the eastern region of Meru...
FAAN prepares for reopening of airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has put arrangements in place on passenger facilitation and what to expects ahead of resumption...
Nigerians React As FG Fines UK Airline Small N1m For Violating...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been criticized by Nigerians for imposing a mere N1m fine on a British private charter company, Flairjet...
Nigeria Impounds British Aircraft On Illegal Commercial Flight
By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA (SundiataPost) – The Federal Government has impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for operating commercial flights into Nigeria without...
Aviation agencies get 45 days to relocate headquarters to Abuja
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has given aviation agencies under the ministry 45 days to relocate their corporate headquarters to the Federal Capital...
You’re wicked, inconsiderate, Fani-Kayode blasts Access Bank over sack of workers
Former Minister of Aviation, Fani-Kayode has joined in assailing Access Bank Plc, one of the Nigerian giants, after it emerged that it is on...
FG extends closure of Airports
The Federal Government has extended the closure of airspace and airports in the country by two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Minister of Aviation,...