The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has demanded the revocation of the airstrip licence issued to Living Faith Church headed by David Oyedepo. The NSCIA stated this on Friday at its 10th Expanded General Purpose Committee (EGPC) meeting, which was convened by its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, in Abuja. In … Read more
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, on Friday, said divers deployed to recover the remaining bodies and wreckage from the Port Harcourt helicopter crash that occurred on Thursday are yet to find any. PREMIUM TIMES reported the accident involving a Sikorsky SK76c helicopter with registration number 5N-BQG, operated by East Wind Aviation in Rivers State. The … Read more
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, has inaugurated an eight-man ministerial task force committee on “illegal private chartered operations and related matters” to address alleged money laundering, drug trafficking and other illegal activities by private jet operators in Nigeria. In a statement issued Thursday by the Ministry’s Head of Press & Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi, the … Read more
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, has restated the government’s support for Air Peace Airlines following revelations that the airline was accused of safety violations in the UK. In a statement issued Wednesday and posted on his official X page, Mr Keyamo said his attention has been drawn to the issue and that he has been … Read more
The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to exempt military personnel from paying tolls at airports, seaports and train stations across the country. This resolution was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance by Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto) on Tuesday during plenary. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) last week approved the … Read more
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development on Monday said the introduction of helicopter landing levies was in line with global best practices and cost recovery measures. This is contained in a statement by Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Public Affairs of the ministry in Lagos. According to Mr Oluseyi, the ministry recognises the importance … Read more
Frank Kokori, a labour union leader who spent four years in jail under military rule for leading a devastating oil and gas workers’ strike in 1994, died on Thursday at a hospital in Warri, Delta State. His death, after a protracted battle with kidney-related ailments, came on his 80th birthday. The strike by the Nigeria … Read more
