Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has welcomed efforts to promote safe helicopter services across Africa in a proposed Regional Action Plan. The plan is the highlight of a workshop organised in Lagos this week by the Aviation subcommittee of the International Association of Oil and Gas...
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN has formally requested the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to review the existing three-letter location code “QRW” assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State, with a view to adopting a code that more accurately reflects the airport’s official name and...
Flight operations of Air Peace were disrupted across Nigeria on Tuesday August 11 after members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reportedly shut down the airline’s terminals in protest, leaving passengers stranded and raising concerns over the impact on domestic air travel and business activities. The industrial action reportedly...
Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema, has warned that Nigeria’s aviation industry is on the brink of a major crisis, saying several local airlines could shut down within the next 30 days if urgent action is not taken. He made the remark during the launch of Pathways, Pilgrimage and Destiny,...
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commissioned the newly upgraded Dankabo Domestic Terminal at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) another significant milestone in Nigeria’s airport modernisation journey. The upgraded terminal features enhanced baggage handling, modern check-in facilities, improved passenger lounges, upgraded air-conditioning systems and other critical infrastructure,...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a ₦25,000 fine over an alleged traffic violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement issued on Saturday, Keyamo said...
The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, was on Thursday adjourned until October after the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja suspended proceedings to honour his lead counsel, former Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Godwin Agabi (SAN), who turned 80 on Wednesday. Justice Sylvanus...
The trial of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, took another significant turn on Wednesday as an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja that the former minister neither initiated nor signed the procurement documents relating...
Trial of the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hadi Sirika continued on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), High Court, Abuja, with the 12th Prosecution Witness, PW12, Christopher Odofin disclosing that Sirika violated due process in the N299 million...
Nigeria has taken another major step towards repositioning its aviation sector for continental leadership following strategic partnerships between the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the leadership of the African Development Bank in Brazzaville, Congo. The high-level talks took place during a dialogue session involving the...
Federal government has lauded the Victor Attah Airport in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for setting the pace in the aviation sector following its launch of an international flights. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus keyamo who described the Airport as a transit hub, remarkably unique, and a...
President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The president gave the commendation in a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday in Abuja. The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the...
Federal Government has unveiled a set of emergency measures to cushion the impact of soaring aviation fuel prices on airline operators, as concerns mount over possible disruptions to flight services across the country. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed the intervention on Wednesday following an extended...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening economic relations with the United Kingdom, particularly in the aviation sector and other mutually beneficial areas. President Tinubu gave the assurance when he met with a delegation from British Airways led by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the pace of development in Ogun State, describing recent infrastructure projects in Iperu as a model of deliberate and sustainable national progress. The President made this known in a post on his official X handle after returning to the state, where he commissioned...
A former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has been discharged by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja over an alleged ₦2.5 billion fraud case following a plea bargain agreement. Justice Hamza Muazu discharged Oduah alongside her former aide, Gloria Odita, after the prosecution formally withdrew charges...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the immediate introduction of a hybrid payment system at airport access gates across Nigeria following the suspension of the full cashless payment arrangement. The decision comes after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier ordered the suspension of the cashless access...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate suspension of the cashless payment system recently introduced across federal airports in Nigeria, citing concerns over passenger inconvenience and traffic congestion. The directive was one of the key decisions reached during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Speaking after the meeting, the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Maitama has adjourned till December 9, 2025 the adoption of written addresses by the prosecution and defence counsel in the trial within trial of a former Minister of Aviation Hadi Abubakar Sirika. Sirika is...
Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, has officially commenced its direct flight service from Abuja to London Heathrow Airport, marking a significant leap forward for the nation’s aviation industry. The inaugural flight departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Sunday, October 26, 2025, and is expected to land at London...