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By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja The House of Representatives, yesterday called on the federal government to stop all flights from UK, Spain, Italy, USA, China and South Korea where there are high cases of the dreaded coronavirus. The lawmakers made the resolution yesterday while adopting a motion of urgent national importance by Onofiok
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Out-going Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Monday urged Federal Government to issue operational license to the Airport inaugurated in the state on Monday. Performing the ceremony in Amassoma, Southern-Ijaw Local Government Area, Dickson also inaugurated the 2.5 kilometer road leading to the airport.The governor described the airport project as
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The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) has denied link with the 8.6 million dollar intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NAHCO’s Spokesperson, Mr Tayo Ajakaiye said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. Ajakaiye stated that the
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By Martin Paul, Abuja Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyer and activists, Femi Falana (SAN) has faulted the presidency that children of sitting presidents are not authorised the use of presidential air fleets. Falana, in a statement yesterday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s children have no right whatsoever to use any jet on the presidential fleet. He argued that the use of the Presidential jet by any
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Iranian and Ukrainian officials have begun investigating the crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran, Iran’s Aviation Authority said on Friday, amid mounting claims the jet was shot down. All 176 people on board the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737 airliner died when it crashed in a field
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An Iranian official has cited a “technical defect” in the crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Iran’s capital Tehran on Wednesday. Transport Minister Mohammed Eslami rejected speculation about a “suspicious” crash, the Iranian news agency Isna reported on Thursday. “The plane caught fire due to a technical defect and this resulted
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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Privatisation of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) was one of the best enterprise/reform initiatives implemented by the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, the Director General, Mr. Alex Okoh has affirmed. Speaking at the Inauguration of an Inter-agency Committee for the negotiation and resolution of the
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Hague Convention of 1971) (Beijing Protocol 2010).Buhari also ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation (The
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* Okays N5.72bn for NDIC Buildings By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Federal Government Wednesday, rejected a proposal for the conversion of Arik Air into a national carrier rather than establishing a new one. Arik Air was taken over by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in February 2017 owing to its failure to
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A new Director General has been appointed for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). He is Captain Musa Nuhu. Nuhu replaces Captain Muthar Usman, the immediate past Director General of the organization. A statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, Director Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation on Wednesday, in
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