The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its investment in the aviation sector, saying the support is helping to revive major airport projects abandoned for decades. Kuku spoke on Tuesday during the symbolic pouring of the final concrete for the ongoing rehabilitation…
The Federal Government has directed the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to resume work on the long-delayed second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in Lagos while speaking at the 67th anniversary of Aero Contractors. Keyamo said President Bola Tinubu had…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that 32 people were on board a Nigerian military aircraft that crashed in Ondo State on Monday. The aircraft, with registration number NGR 931, was reportedly travelling from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos when air traffic controllers lost contact with it at about 9:13…
Etihad Airways and Ibom Air have entered into an interline agreement that will allow international passengers to connect to five Nigerian cities on a single ticket from March 2027. Under the partnership, passengers flying into Lagos or Accra with Etihad will be able to continue their journeys on Ibom Air to Abuja, Uyo, Port Harcourt,…
The Federal Government has announced plans to extend the Lagos Red Line rail corridor to the major terminals of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, as part of a broader intervention to upgrade aviation infrastructure across the country. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while speaking at the…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), in partnership with Vonzota Gold Ltd, has launched an aviation mentorship programme for secondary school students in Lagos State as part of efforts to expose young people to the wide range of career opportunities available in the aviation industry. The initiative, tagged “Wings of Tomorrow,” is designed to broaden…
Nigeria and India are set to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the aviation and aerospace sector, with both countries exploring partnerships in infrastructure development, capacity building and knowledge transfer. The development followed a meeting between the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhishek Singh, during a courtesy…
The Gusau International Airport in Zamfara State has successfully completed the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s quality assurance inspections ahead of the commencement of scheduled commercial operations. The airport is expected to commence commercial flights between Gusau and Abuja in October, with XEJet Limited scheduled to operate twice-weekly services on Mondays and Fridays from the first…
More than 300 jobs in Nigeria’s airport cab-hire sector could be at risk as operators struggle to meet the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s October 2026 deadline for replacing vehicles manufactured before 2012. The Chairman of the Airport Cab Operators, Prince Amosola, said the 17 licensed car-hire companies operating at the airports were finding it…
More than 3,000 Nigerian passengers returning from Saudi Arabia have been left without their luggage after Saudi Air failed to transport their belongings to Nigeria, leaving an estimated 180 tonnes of baggage stranded in Jeddah. The situation has sparked frustration among affected passengers, many of whom arrived in Nigeria without their personal effects after completing…
