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...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would be partnering with the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and other stakeholders to deepen the investigation into the recent incidence of a safety breach where water was found in the fuel...
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace said, it has taken proactive measures to put and end the problem of aviation fuel contamination in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole who made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, said, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigeria Civil...
The Federal Government has said it would partner with the United States of America ( USA) following their request for a direct flight from Nigeria to Houston, Texas. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace, Dr Emmanuel Meribole, made this known in Abuja, according to a statement on Tuesday...
Following the recent enactment of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Act 2022, the agency has concluded plans to meet with stakeholders on Tuesday, July 18th, 2023. The Director General NSIB, Engr Akin Olateru, made this known according to a statement on Friday by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all Max Air Boeing 737 types of aircraft from operation with immediate effect over safety concerns. NCAA disclosed this on Thursday in a statement by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Sam Adurogboye. According to the statement,“ the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has...
The Federal government said, the Wachakal airstrip, Nguru in Yobe State, is now 85 percent completed. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, disclosed this during a test flight, according to a statement on Monday by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi. Meribole who was represented...
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has named the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) as the best aviation training institution in the world for having the highest number of trained instructors. The college bagged the award on Wednesday, at the on-going 2023 ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) holding...
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said that the newly unveiled Nigeria Air would take delivery of 35 aircraft within the next five years. The Minister disclosed this on Friday evening while taking delivery of one aircraft, Boeing 737-800 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. TheFact Daily...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reorganisation of Agencies under the Ministry of Aviation. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Head, Press and Public Affairs in the Ministry of Aviation, Odatayo Oluseyi,the reorganisation is in line with the new Acts of the National Assembly which the President assented...