Festus Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to place 46 persons identified as contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient on a no-fly list for 21 days, as the Federal Government intensifies measures to prevent further spread of the virus.

The Federal Government has approved the design of a proposed five-station monorail that will connect the Ikeja Railway Station with the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the liquidation of Nigeria Airways, saying the airline had been crippled by years of mismanagement, corruption and mounting debts before Obasanjo’s return to power in 1999.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially unveiled an expanded and revised Presidential Campaign Council for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, confirming THEWILL’s exclusive report that the President ordered the recall and reconstitution of the initial council following growing disquiet among senior party members and stakeholders.

The Federal Government has moved to strengthen cooperation between Nigeria’s civil and military aviation authorities following the tragic Nigerian Air Force aircraft incident at Igbokoda, Ondo State.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo, says the removal of the petrol subsidy helped the Federal Government increase investment in critical aviation infrastructure, with about $500 million mobilised for the reconstruction of the Lagos airport and other projects.

Ministers of Aviation and Foreign Affairs, Festus Keyamo and Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will headline the third Expatriates Business Awards in Abuja on August 20, bringing together diplomats, investors and business leaders. The gathering is expected to focus on...

July 11, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has given the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, one week to publicly apologise to airport workers and pay a N25,000 fine over the clamping of his...

May 27, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has been appointed by the African Development Bank Group to champion its $7 billion Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme for Africa (IATP), in what the bank described...

May 19, (THEWILL) — The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called for healing and reconciliation within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State following the conclusion of the party’s senatorial primaries, urging defeated aspirants...