The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace has urged contractors handling projects at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina to move to site as the state government has concluded a plan to pay compensation to land owners.
The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole made the call on Friday while welcoming...
Two Nigerian fraudsters who obtained a cumulative sum of about $1,000,000,000 (One Million Dollars) from three foreign airlines through Business Email Compromise fraud have been convicted by a Lagos High Court.
The duo, Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru, were on Monday March 22, sentenced to three years imprisonment...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned holders of Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) (private jet owners) from engaging in commercial flight operations or face stiff penalties.
The NCAA made this known on Thursday in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu.
According to...
Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has reiterated its commitment to aviation safety in Africa and beyond through quality investigations of air mishaps.
The Commissioner of the Bureau, Engr. Akin Olateru made the commitment on Monday, at the conclusion of the week-long workshop organised by the Bureau and Bangul Accord Group...
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika is set to host aviation stakeholders to discuss on ways to move the sector forward.
Sirika disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr James Odaudu.
The forum is slated for Thursday,March 23 in Abuja.
The statement said...
The federal government has named Mathew Pwajok, as the acting managing director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency(NAMA).
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika conveyed Pwajok’s appointment in a letter dated January 12, 2022.
TheFact Nigeria reports that the agency was established to develop airspace infrastructure to meet the requirements of...
The scheduled arraignment of former minister of aviation Stella Adaeze Oduah before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja could not commence due to the absence of some of the suspects. Though Oduah, who is Senator representing Anambra North in the National Assembly was present in court,...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB-N), has faulted a media report that its demolished office building in Lagos was worth N5 billion.
The General Manager, Public Affairs of the Agency Tunji Oketunbi, on Sunday in a statement said the value of the property was highly exaggerated.
TheFact Nigeria noted that Oketunbi said...
The Federal Airport Authority(FAAN) said it has commenced investigation following the discovery of an unidentified dead body found on the runway of Muritala Mohammed International Airport ( MMIA) Lagos during a routine inspection.
FAAN’s Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs Mrs Faithful Hope-Ivbaze disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
TheFact Nigeria...
By Stella Enenche Abuja
The management of Dana Air has confirmed that all 83 Passengers and crew members on board it's aircraft disembarked safely after the plane skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport(MMIA) in Lagos on Tuesday.
Dana Air in a statement on Tuesday said there was...
