Airport Reporters

 Air Peace Elevates Captains Onipe and Paul-Ugochukwu to Key Flight Operations Leadership Roles In a strategic move to strengthen leadership capacity, deepen operational expertise and sustain its growth trajectory, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has elevated Captains James Adaviruku Onipe and Ikechukwu Paul-Ugochukwu to the positions of Director of Flight Operations (DFO) and Chief Pilot (CP), respectively. Effective November 1, 2026, the appointments underscore the airline’s commitment to developing experienced aviation professionals, strengthening its leadership structure and sustaining operational excellence. Captain Onipe, an accomplished airline pilot with almost two decades of experience across multiple aircraft fleets, currently served as Air Peace’s Embraer 145 Fleet Manager and Trainer/Check Airman. His experience spans flight safety, crew proficiency, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Similarly, Captain Paul-Ugochukwu brings 22 years...

  United Nigeria Airlines to activate cargo operations at Ekiti airport infrastructure  ...Says daily flights to commence soon ...As Gov Oyebanji says airport'll begin 24-hour operations  United Nigeria Airlines has said it plans to begin cargo operations at Ekiti Airport in January, and to introduce daily passenger flights to the state soon after.  This was said by the airline’s executive chairman, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, on Monday at the commissioning of Reeve Energy Limited aviation fuel tank farm facility at the airport.  Okonkwo said the airline would activate a cargo section of its flights by January of the following year. He said  businesses could begin moving goods  out of Ekiti to other parts of Nigeria and  to international destinations such as London, and said the airline would be the first to carry commercial cargo once the state was ready. He also said the airline would soon begin daily flights in and out of Ekiti. Okonkwo revealed that...

 NATCA ASKS FG FOR SURVEILLANCE OVERHAUL ....COMMISSIONS NEW PORT HARCOURT GUEST HOUSE ​ As air traffic controllers across the globe marked the 2026 World Air Traffic Controllers Day, the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene and completely overhaul the nation’s surveillance and communication infrastructure to ensure air safety for the flying public. ​Speaking on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the dual celebration of World Air Traffic Controllers Day and the commissioning of the new NATCA Guest House, the Association’s President Mr Amos Edino, highlighted the severe operational hurdles confronting air traffic control officers across the country. ​While commending Nigerian controllers for keeping the nation’s airspace safe despite demanding working conditions, the NATCA President raised serious concerns over aging infrastructure.  Edino noted that Nigeria’s current surveillance system rema...

  JustNet Transport Summit Holds Friday All arrangements have been concluded for the successful hosting of the second edition of the JustNet Transport Summit, scheduled to hold on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The summit, organised by JustAlive Communications Limited, publishers of JustNet News, will bring together key stakeholders in the transportation, energy and trade sectors to examine emerging challenges and opportunities for building a resilient transport and mobility system. Themed: 'Navigating Global Disruptions and the Road Ahead: Mobility, Energy and Trade Facilitation for a Resilient Future,' the summit is expected to provide a platform for industry leaders, policymakers, regulators and private-sector operators to discuss strategies for strengthening transportation infrastructure, improving energy security and facilitating trade amid evolving global economic challenges. Speaking on their preparedness, Mrs Pearl Ngwama, the Chief Ex...

  HOW WE APPREHENDED 85-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER, FIVE OTHERS, EDO NDLEA AS GRANDMOTHER BEGS FOR A SECOND CHANCE The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed how an 85-year-old grandmother, Grace Ehimeka, also known as Mama Grace, was nabbed with fifteen bags of cannabis weighing 179kg alongside five other suspected drug traffickers during coordinated raids across the Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.  ZThe operations led to the recovery of 407.39kg of cannabis and other illicit substances, including 546 grams of loud, 114 grams of tramadol, 4 grams of diazepam, and 3 grams of swinol. The suspects Grace Ehimeka, 85 years old; Ali Garba, 57 years old; Habib Braimoh, 45 years old; Musa Mubid, 35 years old; Ayo Aigberadion, 53 years old; and Hope Okoro, 35 years old, were apprehended at Warake, Ivbiaro, and Ewe Uzeba communities following actionable intelligence. NDLEA Commander Edo State, Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju,...

Talks on financing for Lagos Airport Rail Project at advanced stage, says FAAN MD Talks on financing for Lagos Airport Rail Project at advanced stage, says FAAN MD By Kelvin Osa Okunbor  The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, said discussions on financing the planned extension of the Lagos Mass Transit Red Line Rail into Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) are at an advanced stage. The Federal Government, in collaboration with FAAN, plans to construct a rail track linking the Lagos airport's three terminals to the Red Line as part of the wider MMIA modernisation project, which would significantly improve how people travel to and from Nigeria's busiest airport. Mrs Kuku, while speaking as a Keynote Panellist at the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, under the theme: ‘Defining the Airport of the Future-Technology, Partnerships and People’, explained that “We are actually working on...