The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has charged the Federal Government to probe the financial commitment of the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to the suspended national carrier project, Nigeria Air. The union alleged that Sirika was secretive about the spending of government to the project, saying that once investigated, billions of naira […]
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Nigeria Govt. tells Chinese firm to hire locals after “engineer” bungled on site
A Chinese contractor building a railway in Nigeria got into hot water this week when a local man put forward as an “engineer” could not answer basic questions asked by a senior government official, and nearly got arrested. Nigerian transport minister Rotimi Amaechi (Wikimedia Commons) The awkward scene unfolded yesterday when a team lead by […]
Labour unions ground Arik, Air Peace operations at GAT
The ongoing nationwide strike over the national minimum wage took a toll on the operations of Arik Air and Air Peace on Friday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday laid siege to the general aviation terminal at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and […]
Nigeria records 19, 000 flight delays, 348 cancellations in six months
Nigeria’s aviation sector recorded 16, 880 scheduled flight delays through the domestic airlines between January and June this year according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is coming as 2,443 flight delays through the international airline operations in the country within the same period. This is just as five airlines, many flight crews […]
Speed limiter: FRSC arrests over 129,000 offenders
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC said it had arrested 129, 060 offenders for failure to install the Speed Limiting Device (SLD) on their vehicles and for speed limit violation in the country. FRSC began implementation of the speed limiter policy on Feb. 1, 2017 to address the issue of speeding blamed for 50 per […]
FRSC screens 300,000 applicants for 4,000 jobs
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has begun recruitment and physical screening for about 324,000 applicants who applied for 4,000 jobs in the corps. Corps Marshall Boboye Oyeyemi made the disclosure when he paid a visit to the two screening centres in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday. The centres are the Sani […]
Nigeria suspends national air carrier project two months after launching
The Nigerian government on Wednesday announced immediate suspension of its widely publicised national carrier, two months after it was unveiled at an international air show. Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s aviation minister, made the announcement shortly after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday afternoon. He later posted the announcement on Twitter. “I regret to announce that the Federal […]
General Motors recalls some pickups and SUVs over brakes
General Motors is recalling about 41,000 pickup trucks and police sports utility vehicles because of loose brake pedals. The recall covers 2015 through 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 special service pickup trucks and some Chevrolet Tahoe sports utility vehicles made for police departments and other government […]
Nimasa Not Responsible For Detained Seafarers – Chairman, National Seafarers Welfare Board (NSWB)
…As Dakuku Says no Seafarers, no Shipping By Foster Obi The Chairman of the National Seafarers Welfare Board of Nigeria (NSWBN), Otunba Kunle Folarin has stated that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is not responsible for the detained seafarers, but rather has been of immense support and assistance in ensuring they have […]
FRSC sanctions 71 driving schools; partners DSS, EFCC on prosecution
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has sanctioned 71 driving school operators across Nigeria involved in corrupt practices and other acts of circumvention of the licensing system. Boboye Oyeyemi, the FRSC Corps Marshal, made this known at a stakeholders’ sensitisation forum put together for driving school operators in Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states on Monday. […]