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- 10 Jan 2017
Buhari Sacks, Appoints New CEOs for Aviation Parastatals
President Muhammadu Buhari monday approved the appointments of four new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for four agencies and parastatals in the ministry of aviation. In a statement signed by the…
- 11 Jun 2013
Aviation Industry Targets Zero Accident Record
Parastatals in the aviation industry have undertaken a series of measures to ensure a zero accident record including comprehensive, safety and security initiatives. These were undertaken following…
- 12 Jan 2014
NCAT Benefits from Transformation Agenda-FAAN
As aviation parastatals record significant milestones in their various segments of the industry, the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) also benefitted from the transformation that swept…
- 9 Dec 2014
Chidoka Launches Help Line, Vows To Rid Airports of Touts
Osita Chidoka, minster of Aviation, has launched an aviation passenger service portal and help line to improve service delivery in our airports. Chidoka explained that it was imperative for this…
- 1 Jan 2014
Aviation Records Significant Milestones in 2013-Dati
As aviation stakeholders in Nigeria take stock of activities in the industry in 2013, the consensus of opinion is that the industry recorded significant milestones during the year, according to Mr.…
- 25 Nov 2015
FG to Review Aviation Policy- Minister
The Civil Aviation Policy would be reviewed in order to accommodate the planned policies of this government which would include a Master Plan to reform institutions, airports (domestic and…
- 2 Oct 2014
LAAC Charges New NCAA DG on Performance
Captain Usman Muhktar, the newly confirmed director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has been urged to surpass the records set by Dr Demuren while in office. Members of…
- 12 Nov 2012
FAAN’s Equipping Airports with Modern Gadgets- Uriesi
George Uriesi, managing director of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has said that his agency was committed to equipping the nation’s airports with modern, state-of-the-art facilities, in…
- 9 Apr 2014
New International Airport in Enugu Commercially Viable - Ortom
Dr. Samuel Ortom, supervising minister of Aviation, has assured Nigerians that the new international terminal being constructed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu would be commercially…
- 11 Oct 2015
ICPC Surveillance on Aviation Staff Yielding Positive Results- Bello
Hajia Binta Bello, permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, has expressed delight at the positive results from the collaboration between the aviation sector and the Independent Corrupt…
- 27 Jan 2014
Nigerian Airports See Growth in Cargo Movement
The recent designation of some of the nation’s airports as cargo airports by the federal government has led to a major increase in cargo movements across the country. The concept of designating some…
- 16 Jul 2013
Nigeria Excites International Investors-Dati
The massive intervention of the Nigerian Government in the aviation sector, by way of infrastructural, safety and security upgrades as well as human capital development is repositioning the Nigerian…
- 22 Apr 2014
FG Rules out Sabotage in Kaduna Airport Fire
The federal government on Tuesday ruled out sabotage as the likely cause of the fire incident at the control tower of the Kaduna Airport. Dr. Samuel Ortom, supervising minster of Aviation, after…
- 27 Mar 2014
Aviation Trainee Veers Off Runway
A trainee aircraft No 5N-BRM belonging to The International Aviation College veered off the runway while landing on a solo flight at the Ilorin Airport on Thursday at 10.20 UTC with one pilot on…
- 21 Aug 2013
FAAN Links ICAO Nigeria’s Airspace Record To Aviation Master Plan
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) believes the recent report by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) listing Nigeria as one of the 14 countries in Africa that have achieved…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Aviation Shines on World Stage
The aviation community is in a celebratory mood following confirmation that Nigeria had retained her Category-one status. This has once again confirmed in unambiguous terms that the reforms in the…
- 10 May 2014
FAAN Blames Airport Remodelling Project Delays on Budget 2014
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has refuted media reports that the Airport remodeling project has been abandoned, rather it was due to late passage of the 2014 appropriation budget.…
- 9 Jul 2014
Abuja Airport Runway Re-Opened
The runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja which was closed for 30 hours for rehabilitation on July 5, 2014 has been re-opened for flight operations. Reports from pilots who…
- 3 Jul 2014
FAAN to Shut Abuja Airport Runway for Rehabilitation
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced plans to close the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to Yakubu Dati, coordinating general manager…
- 18 Jun 2013
FG Designates 13 Airports as Cargo Terminals
Thirteen airports have been designated by the Federal Government as perishable cargo airports as strategies to transform the aviation sector into a major revenue earner for the country. These…
- 23 Aug 2014
Chidoka Bags National Productivity Order Of Merit Award
Chief Osita Chidoka, minister of Aviation, has been conferred with the prestigious National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The President who was…
- 8 Jan 2014
NIMET, AIPB Record Major Milestones
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB) have recorded various achievements that have enhanced aviation safety and security in Nigeria’s…
- 10 Dec 2013
FAAN Assures on Seamless Airport Facilitation During Yuletide
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured both local and international air travellers that the Authority has made adequate arrangements to ensure seamless passenger facilitation at all…
- 13 Jan 2014
TRACON Introduction Reduced Separation Minima for Aircraft
The introduction of new Air Traffic Management system deployed under the TRACON project by NAMA in addition to the en-route phase of flight enabled reduced separation minima for aircraft, aviation of…
- 23 Jan 2014
Airlines Upbeat on Profit Expectations as Airports Witness Passenger Traffic
International Air Transport Association (IATA) confidence survey index shows that airline profit expectations remain strong and in line with levels seen since April 2013, even as the recent…
- 24 Jan 2014
FAAN Buys 3 New Chillers for MMIA
The long standing problem with the cooling system at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos will soon be a thing of the past as three new chillers will soon be installed at…
- 8 Nov 2013
FAAN Refutes Airline Operators Charges Boycott Claims
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday, debunked claims that the Airline operators of Nigeria (AON) have since November 1, 2013, stopped remitting their charges to Government…
- 7 Nov 2013
International Flights Resume @ Mallam Aminu Kano Airport
International flight operations resumed on Wednesday, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano with the arrival of a Sudan Air flight at 9.00am local time. The resumption of international…
- 23 Dec 2013
Expanded Terminal Opens at Lagos Airport
Passengers flying through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to other parts of the world were giving a pleasant Xmas surprise with the opening of the new departure/screening points of…
- 27 Oct 2013
FAAN Deploys Advanced Threat Identification X-Ray in MMA
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has deployed a next-generation security system at the International Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport. Located at nine different passenger…