•Uche Nnaji Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. The reported arrest follows an earlier warrant issued by a Federal High Court in Abuja ove...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo today signed off the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu airport for concession under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to Aero Alliance Limited. The landmark ceremony,, which held at the airport’s new terminal, attracted top government officials and key stakeholde...
The Aviation Workers’ Union (AWU), Enugu State chapter, has refused the federal government’s concession of the Enugu airport, warning that industrial action may follow if the decision is not reversed. The Union Âof the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, the National Union of Air Transport Employees, and the Association...
•Keyamo The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has signed the formal concession agreement for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State. A statement by Special Adviser On Media and Communications to the Minister, Tunde Moshood, said the signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace D...
Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu is in the news, although for wrong reasons. Two connected issues have brought the Emene-based airport into public glare in recent days: its never-ending runway problems and a controversial claim about plans to concession the facility for 80 years. Although the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Develo...
A group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed displeasure with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the sudden closure of the runway at Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) in Enugu. FAAN announced the closure of the airport to pave the way for the rehabilitation of the runway, reports The Guardian. •Poor state of Enugu Airport ...
The Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has faulted a media report claiming that it has agreed on a concession duration for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. It will be recalled that Enugu airport came under media scrutiny barely 48 hours ago after Air Peace airline suspended its flight operations...
The plan to concession the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, by the federal government through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to a private firm under the finance, rehabilitate, operate and transfer for 80 years has been described as ridiculous and mysterious in the global aviation industry. Aviation stakehold...
Air Peace says it has suspended all flights scheduled to Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State. The airline attributed the development to what it described as the deteriorating airport infrastructure which it said has continued to raise safety concerns, reports Saturday PUNCH. The airline complained about the airport runway, wh...
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