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As part of its ongoing commitment to fostering growth in Nigeria’s aviation industry and making a lasting social impact, Wakanow has reaffirmed its dedication through its Wakacares Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. In line with this, Wakanow recently partnered with Mama J Aviation Consult as a sponsor of the Aviation Career Seminar, a key event […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. An International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) wildlife hazard control equipment designed to tackle the menace of bird strikes at airports across the country has been commissioned by Olubunmi Kuku, the managing director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Kuku also said that the equipment would help to improve safety in the […]

Train own personnel, military in multimodal transport accident investigation Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), working with two universities in the United Kingdom, recently kicked off a multimodal transport accident investigation training, featuring participants from the Nigerian Army, Navy, and Air Force, alongside NSIB officials. In a statement made available to Business […]

FAAN chief joins ACI global board as regional advisor FAAN wins big at gala night Olubunmi Kuku, managing director, FAAN Sade Williams/Business a.m. Chris Aligbe, a longstanding aviation industry player and consultant, has described the recent appointment of Olubunmi Kuku, managing director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), as regional advisor to the world […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m.  The Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) has stressed the importance of independent Accident Investigation Authorities to enhance aviation safety. Despite challenges such as funding and adherence to resolutions, BAGAIA sees numerous opportunities for improvement through partnerships, the agency said in a statement, adding that these opportunities, highlighted in a recent […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. The world’s largest international carrier, Emirates, flew back into the Nigerian skies, one of its busiest and most lucrative routes, two years after it suspended operations to a huge welcome by travellers and authorities in the West African country. The airline returned to Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) to resume passenger […]

  Rear Admiral Ibrahim Dewu (sitting left), rear admiral and chief of naval safety and standards (L) and Alex Badeh Jr., captain and director general, NSIB during the signing of the MoU Sade Williams/Business a.m. Country-wide transportation safety agency, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Navy […]

  Sade Williams/Business a.m. MUNICH International and its Nigerian counterpart, F.C.I. International are reportedly in the fray as Nigeria begins what is the first step of a major review process of the country’s airport development process. Both MUNICH and F.C.I. have been invited in a partnership to embark on a technical workshop whose goal is […]

Ahead of Emirates flight resumption Sade Williams/Business a.m. Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s minister of aviation and aerospace development, has led a high-level Nigerian delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to finalise negotiations ahead of the much-anticipated resumption of Emirates Airlines’ flight operations to Nigeria. The meeting, which took place on Friday,  also set the foundation […]

  L-R: Ambassador Ikechi Uko, organiser, Akwaaba African Travel Market; Ahmed Naaman from Dodi Travels Ghana; Edi Lawani,  Kuruku Nigeria; Adama Bah, The Gambia Tourism; Bayo Omomowo, head, information technology, MoMo PSB, MTN Nigeria; and Davidson Mugisha, from Rwanda, during a panel discussion at the 20th Akwaaba AfTM, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. Tourism and hospitality […]