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Army Acquires Additional Drones As COAS Reaffirms Commitment To Troops Welfare
1+ week, 2+ day ago (255+ words) The Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shuaibu said the Nigerian Army has expanded its air capabilities with the procurement of additional TP-2 drones and the enhancement of its aviation platforms for combat missions, as part of renewed efforts to improve…...
FAAN Intensifies Ebola Screening At Airports, Reassures Travellers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has intensified health surveillance and screening measures at international airports across the country following reports of a recent Ebola outbreak in parts of Central Africa. FAAN said the enhanced protocols are part of…...
Air Peace Defends Safety Decision After Actress Funke Akindele's Criticism Of Gatwick Flight Delay
4+ week, 1+ day ago (208+ words) Air Peace has defended its handling of a disrupted London'Lagos flight after Nollywood star Funke Akindele accused the airline of poor passenger care at Gatwick Airport. In a statement released on Friday, the airline attributed the delay to a bird…...
Air Peace Suspends Lagos'London Flight Over Technical Fault
3+ week, 1+ day ago (294+ words) Air Peace has announced a temporary disruption to its Lagos'London Gatwick service after a routine technical inspection detected a minor fault on the aircraft scheduled for the trip. In a statement shared on its X handle on Saturday, the airline…...
Obasanjo Speaks On Air Peace Experience On Lagos'London Flight With CEO Onyema
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has publicly endorsed Air Peace following his experience aboard the airline's Lagos'London flight alongside the carrier's founder and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema. In a video clip circulating widely on social media, Obasanjo was seen conversing…...
NCAA Places Airlines On High Alert, Tightens Airport Surveillance Over Fresh Ebola Threat
1+ week, 4+ day ago (466+ words) The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed all domestic and international airlines operating in the country on high alert and ordered the immediate strengthening of port health surveillance across international airports following a fresh Ebola outbreak in parts of…...
Nigeria Pushes $7bn Aviation Transformation Plan At Af DB High-level Session
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (328+ words) Nigeria's minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday in Brazzaville, Congo, advanced the country's aviation reform agenda at a high-level dialogue session with the president and governors of the African Development Bank (Af DB). Speaking in his…...
America's Delta Airline Flight U-turn Sparks Fresh Debate Over Nigerians' Intolerance Of Local Brands
2+ week, 4+ day ago (394+ words) The controversy surrounding a recent Delta Air Lines flight disruption has triggered fresh conversations online about the treatment of Nigerian-owned brands, particularly Air Peace, with many social media users accusing Nigerians of being overly critical of indigenous businesses. Reports that…...
NADDC, BPP Sign Pact To Prioritise Locally Assembled Vehicles In Government Procurement
1+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) have signed an agreement to enforce the federal government's "Nigeria First" policy, in a move aimed at reshaping procurement practices and strengthening local industrial capacity....
Local Airlines Get Relief As Dangote Slashes Jet A1 Price To N1, 650
1+ week, 5+ day ago (219+ words) Local airline operators are set to benefit from lower operating costs following the decision by Dangote Petroleum Refinery to reduce the price of aviation fuel (Jet A1) to N1, 650 per litre from N1, 750 per litre. The refinery said the price adjustment is part…...