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Keyamo Woos Global Financiers As FG Plans $1bn Aircraft Leasing Firm

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Nigeria has stepped up its push to attract global aviation financing, with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, presenting

Aviation

FAAN Ramps Up Ebola Screening At Airports, Calm Anxious Travellers

…Says No Confirmed Case In Nigeria, Urges Vigilance   BY OLAPEJU OLUBI The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has stepped up health surveillance and emergency

Aviation

SAHCO, BASL Partner To Boost Safety, Efficiency at MMA2

…Target seamless passenger flow, Back slot system to cut delays as traffic rises   BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI The Managing Director of Skyway Aviation Handling Company

Aviation

FG Tightens Transport Safety Oversight, Backs NSIB Reform …ONSA Drives Unified Accident Investigation Framework

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI The Federal Government’s plan to reposition the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau as an independent multimodal accident investigation body received strong institutional backing

Aviation

NAHCO Shareholders Push To Join Airport Privatisation Bid

BY  OLAPEJU OLUBI Shareholders of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Aviance) have called on the firm’s management to position itself for a major role

Aviation

Industry Pressure Triggering Drone Policy Overhaul –Idu

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI The Chief Executive Officer of FCI International Limited and Chairman of the Aviation Business Summit and Expo (ABSE), Mr Fortune Idu, has

Aviation

Nigeria Moves To Tame Drone Boom With Smart Airspace System

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Nigeria is stepping up efforts to safely integrate drones into its increasingly busy skies, with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) leading

Aviation

Air Peace Flight Returns to Lagos After Mid-Air Airspace Disruption Forces London Service Delay

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Passengers aboard an Air Peace Lagos–London Gatwick flight were left stranded on Wednesday after the airline was forced to suspend the journey

Climate/ weather

NiMet, CBN Seal Data-Sharing Deal To Strengthen Economic Planning, Food Security

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Central Bank of Nigeria have signed a key Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on data sharing aimed

Aviation

Keyamo Backs Bayelsa’s Pioneer Airlines As State-Owned Carrier Secures AOC …Says More Sub-national Airlines Will Boost Economy

BY  OLAPEJU OLUBI The push for stronger indigenous participation in Nigeria’s aviation industry received a major boost on Wednesday as the Minister of Aviation and