Nigeria’s Aviation News Headlines for Tuesday August 23, 2016
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Aviation Unions Protest FG’s Planned Concession of Nigerian Airports
Aviation workers protesting against the planned concessioning of four major Nigerian airports, Photo credit- Femi Ipaye
Workers’ unions in the Nigerian Aviation industry on Tuesday embarked on massive rally to protest the planned concession of the four major airports in the country to private investors by the Federal Government.
In Abuja, members of the different aviation unions armed with placards with inscriptions signifying their opposition to the planned concession, embarked on procession from the Nnamdi Azikwe Internal Airport tollgate to other parts of the expansive airport.
They stopped intermittently to pray against the success of the concession during the procession which was however very peaceful.
The workers did not disrupt flight operations during the procession which was confined to the Airport.
Lanre Popoola, an official of National Union of Air Transport Employees told this magazine that the peaceful protest was organised to send a message to the President that the workers will not support the planned concession of the four major airports.
He added that similar protests are being held by workers in the other airports slated for concession.
“We are trying to send a message to the President that our four airports purported to be concessioned are no go areas. They should go and concession airports like Minna airport.
“You can imagine a state like Niger State having two airports, they have what is called old airport and new airport. They should go to Gombe and concession Gombe Airport, they should go to Akure and concession Akure Airport. We don’t have issues with those ones.
Airports Concession: Minister Receives ICRC Framework, Assures on Protection of National Interest
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Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) over the weekend handed the framework for the development of Public, Private Partnership (PPP) projects in aviation sector to Hadi Sirika, minister of state, aviation. Sirika, who used the opportunity to
disabuse the minds of sceptics over Federal Government resolve to concession Nigerian airports, said it was borne out of…
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Operators Want N8bn Debt Written-Off
…Agency vows to recover money
Airline owners under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON)
have chided the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for charging
airlines total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) and enroute navigation,
describing the charges as illegal. The
operators, who spoke through the AON chairman, Capt. Noggie Meggison,
said that there was no basis for the agency to bill airlines for enroute
charges since they now use Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation,
which is dependent of NAMA.
In a position paper he made available to New Telegraph at the weekend,
the operators argued that domestic airlines worldwide do not pay enroute
charges, wondering why Nigeria’s situation is different.
The operators’ reaction is coming at a time NAMA vowed to recover over
N8 billion both airlines in operation and those that have gone extinct owe the
agency. Some airlines are already cooperating with the airspace managers as
NAMA has threatened to deny
‘recalcitrant airlines’ take-off permit.
The AON boss alleged that the inefficiencies of NAMA and other agencies
have killed several airlines and are trying to stifle the few surviving ones to
pay for their inefficiencies.
NAMA, Airlines In ‘Roforofo’ Fight
Anytime airlines are asked to reconcile their debts with all the aviation
agencies, that is when you begin to hear excuses, intimidation and blackmail
from the operators, accompanied by threats of shutting their operations.
Airlines in Nigeria are known to behave irresponsibly each time
they are asked to pay up.
This article does not in any way, support the actions of the agencies in
their revenue recovery drive. Most times they apply tactics that are crude in
their revenue drive.
They engage the services of aviation union members who apply uncivilised
method to recover debts when agency such as the Nigerian Airspace Management
Agency (NAMA) could simply have just denied them take-off clearance rather than
the Gestapo
method of intimidating and vandalising their property.
However, Nigerian airlines have reputation for shying away whenever it
comes to them settling their debts. NAMA incurred the ire of airlines
penultimate week when the agency said it would ground carriers that owe them
over N8 billion. NAMA’s threat seemed to
have paid off as the agency, had already recovered over N300 million.
Recession: Keeping Tab On Airlines
Airlines have faced worse
situations but this time around, they are finding it extremely hard to cope.
Consequently, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has been asked to
economically regulate to prevent corner cutting. WOLE SHADARE reports:
Deregulation policy
Many years ago,
precisely in the 1980s and 1990, the aviation industry in Nigeria was
deregulated. This led to the birth of Okada Air and ADC, among others. The two
were very prominent because of the great competition they gave Nigeria’s
national carrier then,
Nigeria Airways. If
deregulation taught us anything, it is that industry insiders have a vested
interest in being regulated.
In the years since
deregulation took effect, we have seen numerous airlines unable to manage the
resources at their disposal well enough to continue in business. As a result, a
competitive environment has forced them from the industry.
Managers in this
industry must have had a much easier life when they were not allowed to compete
against one another. Even now, those who had competed successfully must long
for the days when life was easier.
Opening up the space
Okada and ADC helped
to compliment the air transport services.
The decision helped
to open up the economy and expanded the scope of airline business in Nigeria.
Years after, other airlines such as Medview, Chanchangi, Triax, Oriental
Airlines, Harco, Harka, Sahara, Sosoliso, Chrome, EasyLink, Fresh Air, EAS,
among
others, joined the
fray, offering passengers great choices.
https://newtelegraphonline.com/recession-keeping-tab-airlines/
Lawyers Petition Buhari on Alleged Rot in Aviation College
Transparency Initiative has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari on the
alleged rot in the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria.
The petition, jointly signed by three lawyers: Nnaemeka Amaechina,
George Nwahajioke and Taiwo Adegbite, alerted that the college had deviated
from its statutory role, function and the legacy left behind by its founding
fathers.
They claimed the aviation college has become the beacon of corruption
and financial impropriety, warning that if measures were not taken to halt
this, the college might head into disrepute.
Lassa Fever: 32 Quarantined in Delta after Doctor’s Death
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Following
the death of a medical doctor from Lassa fever, 32 persons have been
quarantined in Asaba, Delta State capital.
The
late doctor’s hospital in Umuaji area and another private hospital where he was
treated at Bonsaac area, all in Asaba, have been shut down and fumigated.
A
medical practitioner resident in Asaba, who hailed from Anambra State,
reportedly died at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi,
Anambra State where he was referred to for the treatment of Lassa fever.
The
victim was first admitted at the private hospital in Bonsaac area of the state
capital, from where he was referred to NAUTH. His blood sample tested positive
to Lassa fever at the Institute of Lassa Fever in Irrua, Edo State.
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contact
with the deceased.
Azinge, in a
statement, said two local government disease surveillance officers in Oshimili
South and Oshimili North councils were part of the state response team, adding
that the officers would be monitoring the temperature of those quarantined for
the next 21 days.
http://sunnewsonline.com/lassa-fever-32-quarantined-in-delta-after-doctors-death
Naira Gains 0.8% on CBN Dollar Sale
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The
naira closed firmer on the interbank market on Monday after the Central Bank of
Nigeria sold dollars to some commercial banks towards the end of a trading
session that featured no trades in the first four hours, traders said.
The
naira closed at 305.50 to the dollar, 0.81 per cent firmer than its Friday
close.
Traders
said the CBN selectively sold dollars to commercial banks just before the
market close, Reuters
reported.
“The
central bank came to the market toward the close, and sold dollars to only few
banks, which helped to support the naira,” a trader said.
The
CBN has been selling dollars to boost liquidity and support the naira.
The
overnight naira interbank lending rate hit 21.75 per cent on Monday. The
overnight naira interbank lending rate had soared to 25 per cent on Friday,
having hit 22 per cent the previous day.
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