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ANAP comnends Tinubu, Keyamo for settling ex- Airways workers severance benefits

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 ANAP comnends Tinubu, Keyamo for settling ex- Airways workers severance benefits The President General of the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Comrade Alale Adedayo, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, for the Federal Government’s commencement of payment of the long-outstanding severance benefits owed former workers of Nigeria Airways Limited. He described the settlement as a significant milestone for Nigerian aviation and its workforce, saying the payment represents an important step towards justice and closure for the affected former employees and their families. In a statement issued on behalf of the aviation workforce and organised aviation unions, the ANAP President-General said the resolution of the matter demonstrated the value of leadership that delivers tangible results and restores hope among workers. The Union Leader said aviation workers and organised labour appreciated effor...
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NIGERIA AVIATION: BOILING POT - A Public Relations Perspective on the Path to Global Competitiveness

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 NIGERIA AVIATION: BOILING POT - A Public Relations Perspective on the Path to Global Competitiveness By Basil Agboarumi Nigeria’s aviation sector is a boiling pot. The heat is rising from every direction - multiple taxation, infrastructure decay, unpaid services, union agitation, policy inconsistency, reputational crises, and an operating environment that punishes even the most disciplined operator.  For over three decades, I have watched this industry from the inside. I have seen airlines rise with promise and fall with ignominy. I have seen professionals who should know better communicate carelessly, and I have seen CEOs who treat Public Relations as a cosmetic afterthought rather than a strategic function. This is not a lamentation. It is a diagnosis. And a diagnosis without a prescription is mere complaint. The pages that follow offer both.The recent turbulence in Nigerian aviation is not an aberration. It is the logical outcome of systemic failures that have been left un...
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Captain Mohammed Joji takes a bow ......Tributes pour in

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Captain Mohammed Joji takes a bow  ......Tributes pour in  The sun set a few days ago for one of aviation industry's  vocal voices : Captain Mohammed Joji. Joji, former Managing Directior of defunct Nigeria Airways Limited , bestrode the aviation landscape like a collosus.  He was owner of Skypower Express Airlines . Joji navigated the aviation path , never bothered about its inherent turbulence and controversies. Besides, Joji was a strong voice in the umbrella body of local carriers : the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). Torrents of tributes have been pouring in concerning Joji's passing. Industry think tank : Aviation Satefy RoundTable Initiative ( ASRTI), has taken the lead. This is in memory of Joji :    "The Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative of Nigeria (ASRTI) received with deep sadness the news of Captain Mohammed Joji’s passing yesterday evening. The announcement came shortly after members had concluded the LAAC meeting, where he had been rem...
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ATSSSAN Inuagurates NiMet Branch Executive Committee

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 ATSSSAN Inuagurates NiMet Branch Executive Committee  The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has conducted the swearing in for its NiMet Branch Executive Committee at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,  The officers sworn in are expected to direct the affairs of ATSSSAN at the Nigerian Metro logical Agency (NiMET) until, at least 90days after ATSSSAN's next quadrennial national delegates conference, as may be determined as and when due In a letter of introduction to the director general of NiMet, singed by the national General Secretary of ATSSSAN, Comrade Frances Akinjole, named Comrades Kabiru Ibrahim, Branch Chairman ​ Ezekiel Yusuf, Vice Chairman, Isyaka Mahmud Tukur, Secretary, Dalhatu Victor Assist. Secretary and Edet-Ita Inyank Treasurer ​Others are Abdullahi Abdusalam — Branch Auditor, Atoyebi Baba Tunde, Trustee one, David Mbaka, Trustee II, Keshinro Comfort Funke, Women Leader and Isah Sani, Youth Coordinator Comr...
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RC PHIA Donates Birthing Kits to Airport Communities for Safer Deliveries

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 RC PHIA Donates Birthing Kits to Airport Communities for Safer Deliveries  The Rotary Club of Port Harcourt International Airport (RC PHIA), led by its President, Rtn. Ngozi Vivienne Onyeanwuna, has donated 20 child - birthing tools to two different communities within the airport as part of its transformed commitment to maternal and child healthcare into tangible action. The two communities healthcare centres visited are, RC PHIA Ipo and Omagwa,  which benefited 10 child birthing tools each connected directly with pregnant women and nursing mothers. With its 'theme, 'Every mother matters, every child matters, and every life is worth investing in'  Rtn Onyeanwuna said the project aligns with Rotary International’s Maternal and Child Health Area of Focus, one of the Seven Areas of Focus for the 2026/2027 Rotary Year, bringing Rotary’s global humanitarian vision directly into the lives of families within the airport’s host communities. She said the outreach was made po...
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AON: Union picketing on Aug 11 targeted Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines ...We seek collaboration, not conflict, ATSSSAN replies

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 AON: Union picketing on Aug 11 targeted Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines ...We seek collaboration, not conflict, ATSSSAN replies  The spokesperson of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has said that Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines were targets of the picketing carried out by the aviation  unions at Abuja and Lagos airports on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.  Speaking at the 30th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) which took place in Lagos on Thursday, with theme: "Towards a Sustainable Aviation Industry: Balancing government revenue demands with sector growth ", Prof. Okonkwo who is the executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, said the union's actions at the airport would have brought the aviation sector to its lowest point if not for the condemnation of stakeholders.  "For those gathered here, let me be clear: the plan was to bring down Air Peace and United Nigeria. It was only at midnight...
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Experts chart course for driving aviation industry growth

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  Experts chart course for driving aviation industry growth Driving sustainability for the air travel industry over the years has remained a never ending debate, straddling between quick fixes, long term intervention and forward-looking strategies. The desire to consolidate this all important target for the aviation ecosystem has stretched the latitude of aviation strategists, drawing the intersection between balancing government revenue demand with the sector's growth. These considerations among others, were the key issues when industry players and stakeholders gathered on September 10,  2026 for The 30th Edition of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) Conference at Providence Hotel, G.R.A, Ikeja. After intense deliberations on the theme of the conference, participants resolved that: ■ To avoid a recurrence of high airlines' mortality rate, there is need for a review of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC), collected  from airlines and in its p...
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