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Aviation-AirportsCrime & SecurityNewsSafety, Critical Equipment Vandalised At Nigeria Airports

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2021

Safety and critical equipment have been vandalised at the airports with perimeter fencing across the country. The Director-General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, while speaking with newsmen stated that the agency had recorded vandalism of its equipment even at airports. The agency is responsible for providing weather forecasts which are integrated into daily flight plans by airline operators in order to reduce negative weather phenomena. Matazu, however, stated that the agency was...

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Aviation-AirportsBusinessUnited Arab Emirates Extends Suspension Of Flights To Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2021

United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier, Emirates, has further extended suspension of its flights to Nigeria till September 5, signalling uncertainty on resumption of travels between the two countries. Flights between both countries have been halted since March this year following a diplomatic spat fuelled by the COVID-19 protocols. Prior to the suspension of Nigerian flights by Emirates, the airline was suspended by the federal government for introducing a rapid antigen test for Nigerian passengers...

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Aviation-AirportsTravellers Complain Over Fly Infested Aminu Kano Airport

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 6, 2021

Travellers at the departure hall of the domestic wing of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Wednesday groaned over the discomfort infestation of flies caused them as they waited for their flights. The West African Pilot News correspondent observed as passengers waiting for the arrival of their flight swing their palms to swat insects. “This thing (fly) is too much here. It is supposed to be an airport. You won’t see this in Lagos and...

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Aviation-AirportsNewsThirty Private Airplanes Owe Duties To The Federal Government Of Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2021

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says 30 out of 65 private airplanes verified owe duties to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The customs says it has given another two-week extension which commenced from Monday, July 26, to Friday, August 6 for them to pay their duties. The Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said some of the airplanes came into the country by Temporary Importation agreement...

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Accidents and SafetyAviation-AirportsFG to Sue Airlines Over Breach of Disability Act

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 23, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has threatened to take legal action against airlines and other operators who failed to comply with the extant law concerning persons living with disability in Nigeria. The government condemned the situation where it becomes difficult for the category of people to enjoy public facilities, especially the airports. The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities said it was already in talks with the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Works and Housing,...

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Aviation-AirportsInfrastructureOpinionOPINION: Anambra International Airport; A Study in Financial Prudence

PilotnewsMay 7, 2021

AWKA — Anambra State governor Willie Obiano is receiving glowing praises from within and outside Anambra for the Anambra International Airport project, a bold capital-intensive but necessary undertaking, despite the economic pain the pandemic has and still exacting, to position Anambra for future social and economic growth. WAP will be featuring series of stories on the ongoing Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport.  Below is one in the series from the current Anambra State Commissioner...

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Aviation-AirportsInfrastructureOpinionOPINION: In Anambra Int’l Airport Project Obiano Symbolises the Indomitable Anambra Spirit

PilotnewsMay 3, 2021

By Joe C. Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger   One thing we and many others concede to Governor Willie Obiano is his consistent personality before and in government. He has a bounce and style that is essentially Willie Obiano. He has not morphed into something different since I came across him in the early days of The League of Anambra Professionals when we used to converge and meet at Dr. Ndi Onuekwusi’s Ikoyi residence. Today,...

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Aviation-AirportsNewsNigeriaAnambra Airport Successfully Receives its First Commercial Test Flight

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)May 1, 2021

The Anambra Airport sited on a vast beautiful landscape at Umueri, a major infrastructure developed by the Governor Obiano administration has successfully received its first test flight. The Airport; a magnificent edifice with a 34. 5-meter tower and a 3.7 massive and solidly constructed runway, is considered one of the very best, more so ever undertaken by a state in Nigeria. A journey of about less than thirty minutes from Awka the state capital, the...

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Aviation-AirportsInfrastructureNewsNigeriaAnambra International Airport: Obiano’s Ultimate Seal Of Excellence In Leadership

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

By James Eze Standing on the tenth floor of the Control Tower of the Anambra International Airport, Umueri two days ago, I felt a tremor ripple through me. Six months earlier, the spot where the tower stands was a wrinkled patch of earth. Now upon it stands a towering monument to the resilience of a proud and enterprising people. It suddenly dawned on me that sometimes; the thin line between dream and reality is fear…fear...

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