Tag: NCAA

NCAA to sanction VDM, Mr. Jollof after clash on flight 

Aminu Imam
NCAA to sanction

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), has announced that social media critic Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman, and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely called Mr. Jollof, will face sanctions after a physical altercation broke out aboard an Asaba–Lagos flight yesterday. In a statement posted on X, the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Micheal Achimugu, condemned the incident as “unacceptable behaviour,” stressing that the actions of both men endangered passengers, crew members, and the safety of the aircraft. “There is no tolerance for unruly behaviour aboard an aircraft.…

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Airport security breach: NCAA blacklists KWAM-1 for 6-months

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KWAM 1 NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), has blacklisted popular Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, widely known as KWAM-1, following a reported security breach at a Nigerian airport. According to sources within the aviation sector, the Fuji icon was handed a six-month suspension by the NCAA for allegedly violating established airport security protocols. Details surrounding the exact nature of the breach have not yet been fully disclosed, but insiders say the incident raised serious concerns over the enforcement of aviation regulations. The suspension effectively bars KWAM1 from accessing restricted areas within…

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FG slams 3-month suspension on Max Air over Kano airport incident

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Max Air suspension

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has announced the suspension of operations by Max Air with effect from midnight, tomorrow Friday. This is coming after the airline’s incident involving the airline’s aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, which experienced a tyre-burst upon landing at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday. The NCAA Director, Consumer Protection and Public Affairs, Michael Achimugu, stated that statutorily, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has initiated investigation into the occurrence. Achimugu said during this 3-month period, the NCAA will conduct…

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Suspended Controversial Nigeria Air: H/Reps summon Ex-Aviation Minister, Sirika, NCAA

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The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Aviation to invite the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to brief it on the status of the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, as of the time he left office. The former minister is expected to provide insights on a wide range of controversies surrounding the project. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Tarkighir Dickson at plenary on Thursday.Presenting the motion, he said the former minister in 2016 proposed an aviation road map with national carrier as…

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Missing N43bn Revenue: H/Reps to hand over NCAA management to EFCC

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The House of Representatives has threatened to hand over the management of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged missing N43 billion revenues generated in 2022. Chairman, House Committee on Finance, James Faleke, issued the notice in Abuja on Monday, during the ongoing interactive session with revenue-generating agencies. Records provided by Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) revealed that 16 million passengers were transported by local airlines in 2022. It revealed that three million passengers were transported by international airlines. It was gathered…

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Air Passengers to get a refund on delayed flights NCAA

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The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA),Musa Nuhu, has said that Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015 which is being amended guarantees that passengers get full refunds when their flights are delayed or cancelled. Nuhu, who waded into the two-day warning strike and pleaded with labour unions to suspend the action explained that airfares refund during flight delays or cancellations have been factored into the ongoing amendment of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015. The DG, who disclosed this during an interview during a television programme on Tuesday,…

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Just In! NCAA suspends Azman Airs operating license

Aminu Imam

Chaos at Nigerias airports Azman Airlines has failed the renewal audits of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). With this, the regulatory agency has suspended indefinitely the operating license of the airline. AOC is an aviation safety instrument that authorises an airline operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations. The document issued to Azman Air allowed it to operate as a passenger, cargo, scheduled and charter flight operator. The certificate is renewed every two years in Nigeria by the NCAA. This development…

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FG threatens to shut down domestic airlines over debt, gives 30-day deadline

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The Federal Government has threatened to shut down domestic airlines over multibillion naira debt authorities said the airlines owe. The civil aviation regulator, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said airlines owed the government N19 billion and $7.6 million, and have refused to pay despite receiving the money from customers, saying the airlines have instead launched a campaign of calumny and falsehoods against it. During a meeting with representatives of the local carriers, the NCAA Director-General, Musa Nuhu, yesterday in Abuja, said: “The airlines must enter an MoU on how they…

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Dana Air: Passengers besiege airline’s counters, demand refund

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…As FG suspends airline indefinitely Scores of passengers yesterday besieged the airlines counters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Private terminal-2, otherwise known as MM2, to demand refunds of fare following their inability to travel after ticket purchases. Recall that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Dana Airlines Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely, over its alleged inability to run safe operations. The move, following an investigation by the apex regulatory body, saw to the immediate withdrawal of the airlines Air Transport Licence (ATL)…

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Emirates Airlines gets approval to resume flights to Nigeria

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The United Arab Emirates, (UAE)s flagship carrier, Emirates Airlines, is to resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria. This follows the approval given by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), in a letter issued to the UAE’s, Director General, General Civil Aviation Authority Abu-Dhabi. According to the letter, signed by the NCAA’s Director-General, Cpt. Musa Nuhu, the Authority stated that, “The Safety Decision #Issue-24 has been accepted by Nigeria Authorities after a review by relevant parties”. Consequently, Emirates Airlines is expected to resume scheduled passenger flight operations to Nigeria…

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