Category: Aviation

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has taken into custody former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in connection with an ongoing investigation related to money laundering amounting to N8,069,176,864.00. The accused ex-Minister of Aviation made an appearance at the EFCC’s Federal Capital Territory Command around 1:00 pm on Tuesday. Upon Sirika’s arrival at the EFCC…

  As Air Peace commences the lucrative Lagos-London route, there are strong indications that two other domestic carriers: United Nigeria Airlines and Ibom Air, are working assiduously to join the route network. Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, gave the hint on Friday night during the celebration of Air Peace’s inaugural flight to…

Slow but steady, normalcy is beginning to return to the Nigerian aviation sector, thanks to the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN. More revolutionary transformation beckons. A radical lawyer and rights activist who made a name for himself through civil society advocacy before venturing into politics, Mr. Keyamo served as Minister…

  MAYOWA DUROSINMI In a bid to accumulate tax returns, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a directive mandating all self-funded agencies, including the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), to remit 50% of their revenue to the Federal Government. This directive challenges the autonomy of the NCAA and violates the Civil Aviation Act that established it as a…

US authorities has released images of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife and son; a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo; as well as two crew members. Wigwe, his wife, Doreen; their son, Chizi Wigwe;…

  EFCC yesterday quizzed Abubakar Ahmad Sirika over an alleged N8.06 billion contract fraud in the Federal Ministry of Aviation. Abubakar is the brother of immediate-past Minister Hadi Sirika, believed to have awarded the contracts to his sibling. Abubakar’s arrest on Sunday was part of the ongoing probe of alleged fraudulent practices in the Ministry…

The Katsina Youth Network (KYN) has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo. In a statement co-signed by its president and secretary general, Alhaji Usman Galadanci and Wakil Jubril, the group said Keyamo’s reforms in the aviation sector are visible and laudable. They…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has continued to receive applause over the relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters from Abuja to Lagos. The Nigeria Aviation Fire and Safety Association (NAFSA) said it is the best decision that will enhance productivity and also boost operational efficiency….

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the man being accosted by a passenger in a viral video for attempting to use him to traffic drugs does not work with FAAN. He is an employee of an aviation services company operating within the airport premises, Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection at…

Chinedu Eze Saudi Arabia has cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on arrival in Jeddah from Kano and insisted that the airline should return them back to Nigeria. It later allowed 87 passengers to remain and insisted 177 should follow the Air Peace flight back to…