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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Modibbo Alkali Mahmud as the new Rector of the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria.
The President also appointed Prof. Bako Mansur Matazu as new Director-General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET.
The Street Journal had earlier reported that the aviation minister, Hadi Sirika had approved the sack of the erstwhile NiMET boss, Prof. Sani Mashi, for misappropriation of funds and nursing a governorship ambition and that two candidates have been pencilled down to replace him by Sirika
This is just as he also appointed Engr. Akin Olateru as the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria, AIB.
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Joseph Olaoluwa
Published 13 March 2021
The National Union of Air Transport Employees has threatened a strike if the Assets Management Company of Nigeria fails to clarify the fate of Arik Air’s employees.
In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Ocheme Aba and titled, ‘We shall welcome NG Eagle with our solidarity song,’ the union said it suspected foul play following AMCON’s decision to float a new carrier while still in receivership of Arik Air.
The statement on Friday read in part, “Presently, AMCON is in receivership of two airlines – Arik Air and Aero Contractors – being a 60 per cent shareholder in the latter. One should then ask why AMCON would be floating another airline. We smell a rat.
Femi Ezekiel
The Senate Committee on Aviation, as part of its oversight functions, recently embarked on a fact-finding mission to the sites of the two airports being constructed in Ogun State. In its tradition, the Committee’s Chairman, Senator Smart Adeyemi, led four other members, Solomon Adeola, Ahmed Umar, Abba Moro and Mrs Abiodun Olujimi, on a visit to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun at his office at Okemosan, Abeokuta.
Governor Abiodun reinforced the commitment and resolve of his administration towards ensuring that the Agro-Cargo Airport situated in Ilishan-Remo is completed. The governor, who said that the project had gotten the consent of the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), stressed that the first phase of the project is expected to be completed by May 2022.
Chinedu Eze
Federal Ministry of Aviation in conjunction with International Partners for Aviation Development, Innovation and Sustainability (iPADIS) is organising a two-day high level ministerial meeting on “Enhancing Air Transport Connectivity and Growth in West Africa”.
This was disclosed by the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, in a statement made available to THISDAY.
Nuhu said the virtual/online ministerial meeting was for West Africa member states, policy makers, air transport experts, aviation professionals and other stakeholders in the sub-region.
“The high level ministerial meeting is aimed at retooling and repositioning aviation sector within the sub-region to contend with present and future challenges. The event with the theme:’Enhancing Air Transport Connectivity and Growth in West Africa’ is scheduled for Wednesday, 17thand Thursday, 18th March 2021,” Nuhu said in the statement.