The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has signed the amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contains in statement signed and made available to newsman in Abuja by Mr Tunde Moshood , the Special Adviser to...
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will not accept the N532 billion contract variation requested for by the contractors handling the Abuja International Airport second runway. Keyamo stated this when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has distributed 10,000 bags of rice, hundreds of cows and scores of rams as palliatives to the people of Delta. The Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister, Mr Tunde Moshood, disclosed...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Abia Airport project. In a speech at the event held at Ubaha-Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area, Keyamo said that the project was upgraded from an airstrip to an...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says Nigeria remains the most viable aviation market in the whole of Africa. He said that with the potential to become an African aviation hub, it is high time the country started to open its market to attract investors who...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced the successful recovery of the tail boom of the ill-fated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration 5N BQG, which ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, Port Harcourt, Rivers. The NSIB disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has commiserated families of victims of helicopter Sikorsky SK76 registration 5NBQG that ditched into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head Press and Public...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), says current reforms in the sector will ensure an efficient and investor-friendly aviation industry. Keyamo made the assertion on Wednesday in Lagos at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) South-West Regional Air Transportation Summit (SWRATS) 2024. The summit ...
As Emirates Airline returns to Nigeria after two years, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said more destination options will be opened for indigenous carriers. Keyamo made the remarks on arrival aboard an Emirates aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on the aviation unions to shelve their planned strike over the Federal Government’s deduction of 50% of all internally generated revenue of aviation agencies. Keyamo in a statement on Friday, acknowledged the...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has suspended its planned 800% increase in navigational charges. A spokesman for the agency Abdullahi Musa said the suspension was directed by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo over “current economic challenges faced by Nigerians”. In a statement on Monday, the minister...
The House Committee on Aviation has quizzed the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo over the level of decay of infrastructures at the nation’s local and international airports. Rep. Abdullah Garba, Chairman, the Chairman of the House Committee grilled the Minister during an interface meeting of...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government is making efforts to tackle the menace of tours and extortionists at the nation’s airports. The minister, who made this known on his verified X account (@fkeyamo) on Sunday, expressed sadness over prevalence of...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Thursday flagged off the construction of Gusau International Airport in Zamfara. Speaking at the construction site in Gusau, Keyamo promised to support the state in the actualisation of the project within the 30 months completion period. He...
The Federal Government is to convert Zaria Hotels in Kaduna State to classrooms and hostels for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo told newsmen in Zaria on Wednesday that the Zaria Hotels had been acquired as an annexure to the...
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has revealed plans by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to lift the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers soon. Keyamo, during a 44-minute interview with the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Otega Ogra, on the State House YouTube, noted...
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has said the 300 dollars helicopter landing levy collection by its concessionaire has been suspended. Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Public Affairs Unit of the ministry, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Oluseyi said...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has named the new Hajj terminal in the Sultan Abubakar International Airport Sokoto after Sen. Aliyu Wamakko. He made this known while inaugurating the terminal on Tuesday in Sokoto. Keyamo commended the Sokoto state government for completing the project...
The Federal Government of Nigeria and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have resolved to revive cargo flight operation s to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Aviation and Aerospace Minister, Mr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Monday, when he presented his master card at the ministerial news briefing on...
The Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative (ART) has kicked against the suspension of Dana Airlines operations and cautioned the ministry against interference on the autonomy of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is contained in a statement signed by the General Secretary, ASRTI, Mr Olumide Ohunayo...