FEDERAL Government has expressed its readiness to partner with the Magnus aircraft Manufacturing industry in Hungary to establish an assembling plant and begin to manufacture in Nigeria from start to finish before the end of the Buhari administration. The Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika expressed the interest when he paid an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary according to a statement signed by Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu. The Minister explained that “if we venture with them, we may start with assembling plant and later manufacturing”, adding that the Magnus aircraft is…
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THE Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has warned of slim chances of flash floods across 34 states in the federation in the next three days. The moderate to heavy rainfall which could lead to flash floods are expected to commence from Tuesday, 24th, through to Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th of August, 2021. It could affect states such as, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Kebbi, Niger, FCT, Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba, Kwara, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra, Abia and River States. Consequently, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency has…
COMPTROLLER General of Nigeria Immigration Service (CGI), Muhammad Babandede MFR has described as unfortunate, a misunderstanding with the Ibadan North Local Government which led to an altercation between NIS and local government officials. This is just as he has appealed for calm while seeking an amicable resolution of the matter but has also stressed that any of its personnel found to have acted unprofessionally will be appropriately sanctioned. A Statement signed by Service Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, ACI Amos Okpu mnipr read,” The attention of the has been drawn to some reports about a misunderstanding between some…
INCIDENTS of the past few weeks that has crossed management of Tropical Arctic Logistics (TAL) against the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over delays in Air Operators Certificate (AOC) renewal has led the former to suspend its AOC process despite already reaching the 3rd phase. This is contained in a press statement obtained by NigerianFLIGHTDECK where the TAL management alleges that it has been frustrated out of business due to no fault of theirs and called the regulatory body to investigate its General Manager, Certification and Surveillance, Godwin Balang. NigerianFLIGHTDECK also learnt that the suspension of the AOC process, is a…
NIGERIA Immigration Service (NIS), has introduced an Electronic Records Management (ERM) platform for its official correspondences and communications. This move is part of efforts to reduce paper work bureaucracy, cost and unnecessary waste of man-hours in moving bulky files from table to table around the offices according to a statement signed by Service Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller Of Immigration, Amos Okpu mnipr. The Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Muhammad Babandede MFR speaking at the launch of the facility noted that modern migration management and Border security efforts are rapidly demanding high investments in Information Technology (IT) tools and structures…
FORMER Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka has disagreed with the concession approach taken by both the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) stressing that they want to take the best part of FAAN and give it to private investors who may not have the wherewithal to handle it. The former minister who spoke during a virtual stakeholder’s meeting to update on the concession of the four international airports likened what is happening now to what transpired in the power sector where the discos now do not have the funding to even meter the customers and is…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has warned of possible heavy rainfall across the country in days to come with chances of flooding of roads, low lying settlements, disruption of traffic due to flood or closed roads, reduction in visibility and possible delay in flight operations among others In a three day forecast released by the Central Forecast Office (CFO), today, the agency observed that thunderstorms are expected over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi and Kaduna. Others expecting same are Jigawa, Gombe, Kano and Yobe states. Parts of Niger, FCT and Nasarawa also have prospects of thunderstorm and…
RECTOR of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Capt. Alkali Modibbo has called for new ways of doing things in the aviation industry to ensure speedy recovery including for airlines to adopt alliances, mergers and aircraft leasing to help address some shortfalls . This is just as he bemoaned that the airline sub-sector in Nigeria continues to face unpredictable cost, due to the devaluation of naira against other international currencies and irregular availability of jet fuel, stressing that these and many others increased the operational and technical cost of airlines. Captain Modibbo who was in Lagos speaking at conference…
NIGERIAN Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has called for the adoption, implementation and utilisation of weather and climate information for national planning stating that it is one amongst the several solutions to achieving the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative The Director-General/CEO of NiMET, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, who was the keynote speaker at the 61st Annual Conference of the Association of Nigerian Geographers, held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, made a presentation with the theme: Providing weather and climate information towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria. In his presentation, the DG/CEO…
MANAGING Director of Finchglow Group, Bankole Bernard has again reiterated the need for a central data system to provide information that can be relied on from one source instead of multiple sources as the case currently is now. This is just as he has said that for there to be sustainable policies, emphasis cannot be placed enough on implementation of existing policies. Mr. Bernard made this known last week at the red carpet interviews of 25th Annual Conference of the League of Airport & Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), with theme, Nigeria’s Aviation Industry: Management, Policy & Regulation. The Finchglow boss as…
AVIATION Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) Chairman, Mr. Olaniyo Adigun has said that the current travails of the major ground handling companies in present day can be traced to their formative years as there was no clear cut regulation apart from just licensing players in the sector. This is just as he said that AGHAN was established to negotiate with the Federal Government (NCAA) and other stakeholders to put necessary regulations and policies to give ground handling companies a rebirth. Adigun made these known at the 25th League Of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) held at the Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja…
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Abuja presided over Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo has threatened to issue a warrant for the arrest of former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah if she fails to make herself available for trial. Justice Eden Ekwo issued the threat following the refusal of the former Minister to honour court proceedings. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it has assembled a total of 32 witnesses to testify against the former Minister of Aviation, in the N10 billion fraud charge brought against her. Mrs. Oduah was slated to appear in court…
NIGERIA Customs Service (NCS) has threatened to impound private jets in the country by July 6, 2021 should their owners fail to present relevant import clearance documents for verification within the stipulated 30 day period. The NCS spokesman, Mr. Joseph Attah stated this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday where he stressed that the verification exercise was not meant to inconvenience private jet owner adding that such individuals or representatives could come with the documents for verification. According to him, the required documents for verification are aircraft certificate of registration, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) flight operations compliance…
THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said plans are underway to shore up non-aeronautical revenues to 40% from less than 30% stressing that Nigerian airports hold huge potentials and each airport has its peculiarity in terms of tourism, agriculture, mining which can be harnessed to improve their viability. This is coming as the airports manager have said that in terms of revenue generated from January -December 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, MMA generated 58%, NAIA, 21%, PHC 4%, Kano 4%, other airports 13%. Director, Commercial and Business Development FAAN, Mr. Sadiku Rafindadi made this known…
…………..Says NAMA needs 650 ATCS to cover gaps AIR traffic controllers have revealed that the Kaduna Airport has no control tower to navigate the airlines just as they have decried the deplorable conditions in airport control towers around the nation’s airports including Katsina, Kano, Sokoto and Calabar among other aerodromes; stating that no airport in the country has up to 80% functioning equipment This is just as they have said that the country needs no fewer than 650 controllers nationwide to meet the needs of existing and new airports popping up, a statistics hindered because Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)…
AVIATION unions under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) today joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)to press home their demand to the Kaduna State Government by shutting down the Kaduna Airport in compliance with the strike action declared organised labour in the state . Kaduna airport workers were seen on Monday barricading the gates of the airports in compliance with the industrial action which started from midnight of Sunday, 16th May 2021 to midnight of Friday, 21st May 2021 and…
THE Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after carrying out a risk assessment of countries with cases with high incidence, fatality rate of the virus and has issued a travel advisory for passengers arriving Nigeria from Brazil, India and Turkey with a $3500 fine on airlines that violate the travel protocols set for the specific countries. The committee has also from Tuesday May 4th, 2021 reduced the validity period of pre-boarding COVID-19 PCR test for all Nigeria bound passengers from 96hrs to 72 hours henceforth stating that PCR test results older than 72 hours before departure shall not be accepted. A…
CHARTER airline operator, West Link Airline has decried as economic sabotage , private aircraft using their equipment for hire and reward and has called on the Nigerian Civll Aviation Authority ( NCAA) and the Directorate of a State Security (DSS) to sanction such people. Chairman of West Link, Captain Ibrahim Mshelia who spoke to reporters on the trend among many other issues said that certified charter operators were feeling the impact because businesses are being taken from them but that this also affects the NCAA as these individuals do not remit the mandatory 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC). Regulations (…
NIGERIAN airlines spend about N23bn to N25bn annually on aircraft maintenance for serviceable aircraft owned by at least nine(9) scheduled operators due to the lack of an established Maintenance a Repair overhaul (MRO) facility and this creates a big hole in their pockets; a factor tied in to their safety and economics, simply put: their survival. On many occasions government has intended and reneged on that intention to save them from the current chokehold they are in, by establishing an MRO for the country, fro, the national hangar project conceived in the 90s to an agreement signed with Lufthansa to…
Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Musa Nuhu in this interview with aviation correspondents talked on many issues ranging from safety in the industry to defragmentation of Civil Aviation Act to encourage General Aviation. The DG also spoke about the uniqueness of the aviation sector in Nigeria and how somehow, it is still growing despite major setbacks globally. ANTHONY OMOH was there. Excerpts: Why did it take NCAA such a long time before it acted on Azman Air? WELL, as a regulatory body, we take the issue of safety utmost. That is our number one priority including…
