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Green Africa, a Lagos based value airline, launched its gChat bot to meet its customers’ evolving needs. The chat bot is designed to provide customers with seamless self-service options and direct access to Green Africa’s dedicated gCare specialists for personalised assistance. As the first chatbot introduced by a Nigerian airline, …

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2025 Mamajsblog exclusive interview with Tolulope Dawodu, Seasoned Instructor/Trainer at Caverton Helicopters 1.    Who is Tolulope Dawodu? Give us a brief education and career history. The early part of my education began in the United Kingdom, I then attended Abeokuta Girls Grammar School and Obafemi Awolowo …

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY exclusive interview with Sindy Foster, aviation analyst and strategic consultant. Principal managing partner of Avaero Capital Partners.   1. Who is Sindy Foster? Give us a brief education and career history. That question has got harder to answer over the years. After 10 years in legal finance, …

The Nigerian media community is mourning the loss of Mrs. Shola Oluremi Adekola, a respected journalist and aviation expert, who passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. She was 61. Mrs. Adekola, widely known as “Madam Sholly,” was a dedicated journalist and the …

Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline, has been honoured with the award of the Labour Friendly Airline of the Year 2024 by the Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council (JCNC), an amalgam of the four existing trade unions in the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. The award was presented by …

  UPDATE: Michael Achimugu , Director, Public affairs & Consumer protection, NCAA. KENYA AIRWAYS MEETS WITH THE NCAA, APOLOGIZES FOR ILL-TREATMENT OF NIGERIAN PASSENGER AND ADMITS THAT AIRLINE’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT WAS MISLEADING As Director for Consumer Protection and Public Affairs at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, my duty is to …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has called on the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to inspect all Allied Air aircraft for potential mechanical and structural vulnerabilities, including flap and landing gear systems. These safety gaps of the airline and its operations may have caused a serious incident involving the airline’s …

  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) refers to the incident involving Max Air B734 aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, on landing at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday, 28th, January 2025 at about 2251 hours. Statutorily, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has initiated investigation into the …

UK ‘s new visa waiver entry system begins… The UK’s new visa-waiver entry system took effect on Wednesday for passengers from dozens more countries, including millions of annual visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme — similar to the ESTA system in the …

  On Wednesday, 08/01/2025, an Ibom Air flight scheduled to depart Uyo for Abuja at 1730hrs was viciously disrupted by a single passenger’s unruly behaviour. Her actions (captured below by other irate passengers) ensured that 89 other passengers on board lost valuable time, money, and opportunities. She also caused Ibom …