President Bola Tinubu has granted approval for the Alakia Airport in Ibadan to be upgraded to international status. Eko Hot Blog reports that this was announced by Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde on Wednesday. “The President has graciously approved my request for the upgrade of Ibadan Airport” Makinde said in a video posted on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has banned protocol officers of government agencies from facilitating trips by their Principals and Officials at airports across the country. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, during her maiden interactive session with the Airline Operators Committee (AOC) and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a private jet having about 10 persons onboard including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) has overshot in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Channels Television, an impeccable source said the jet crash-landed on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released preliminary findings on the plane crash of Flints Aero Services Limited, the plane carrying the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu from Abuja to Ibadan. It would be recalled that Flint’s Aero Service plane with Adelabu and nine others crash-landed near Ibadan on November … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the aeroplane crash-landing incident at the Ibadan Airport in Oyo State is being investigated by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). Making this disclosure in a statement on Saturday, the organisation detailed that the aircraft was en route to Ibadan from Abuja before it crash-landed at Ibadan. EDITOR’S PICKS I … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has amended the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Hague Convention of 1971) (Beijing Protocol 2010). President Buhari also ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation (The Montreal Convention of 1971) (Beijing Protocol 2010). A statement by the … Read more