That unruliness onboard Ibom Air and its lessons
NOT quite long ago, Akwa Ibom State owned vibrant airline, Ibom Air was at the center of the news attributed…
Who is afraid of NCAA DG confirmation?
Nigeria’s aviation sector has again been embroiled in a hot mess following the news about the confirmation of the acting…
Nigeria’s aviation needs more of Bankole Bernard
Quiet achievers often remain unnoticed, yet they possess remarkable qualities that empower them to flourish in their unassuming endeavours. While…
That controversial mandate to float a national carrier
Nigeria’s aviation sector started the New Year on a controversial note stoked by the new permanent secretary of the ministry…
The good and the bad in aviation in 2024
YEAR 2024 has become a part of history as 2025 has majestically rolled in as it pleases the God of…
The Kano airport security breach, an example of a red flag
How a strange man found his way into an aircraft parked at the Malam Aminu Kano International airport late last…
Fly Nigeria Act and matters arising
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development under the supervision of Festus Keyamo, recently presented a proposed Fly Nigeria…
FCCPC versus Air Peace, and matters arising
NIGERIA, where agencies of government speak at cross purposes over sensitive and safety issues like air transport, particularly its domestic…
ART tasks FG on dwindling domestic air transportation
RECENTLY, an aviation pressure group, made up of different professionals from within and out of the country’s aviation sector, under…
As NCAA treats air travellers as ‘kings’…
There is no doubt that the present management team at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), led by Captain Chris…
Why Tinubu should constitute aviation governing boards
THERE is no doubt that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government which came into existence on May 29, 2023…
Why aviation personnel still need overseas training
Without doubt, aviation as a sector provides the most rapid global transportation network, facilitating air connectivity locally and internationally, apart…
NSIB and benefits of being proactive during emergencies
About two weeks ago, the country’s aviation sector and Nigeria at large received the terrible news about the tragic crash…
Welcome back, Minister Keyamo, where are the aviation boards?
RECENTLY, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet, thus bringing to an end the tenure of the ministers affected. While…
Nigeria, where travelling by air or road is becoming impossible
MANY decades after the famous Irish poet now of the blessed memory, William Butler Yeats wrote his popular piece ‘The…
Need for UAE to reciprocate Nigeria’s gesture
After two years of back and forth between the Nigerian and the UAE governments over communication breakdown which negatively impacted…
At 64, Nigeria’s aviation still far from Eldorado
TWO days ago, Nigeria marked its 64 years of gaining independence from its colonial master, Britain. The event is held…
Curbing Nigerian politicians recklessness in aviation
The rate at which the political class, particularly the members of National Assembly are using their positions to unnecessarily harass…
