Day: August 30, 2021

NCAA Won’t Allow Airlines With Expired Certificates To Fly

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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said airlines that wait until their Air Operator Certificates expire before renewing them will be grounded. According to the NCAA, its regulations require airline operators to renew their AOC’s at least 30 days before expiration. Some stakeholders in the aviation industry had at a recent conference in Lagos, faulted the AOC process. Airline operators, as required by the NCAA, renew their AOCs every two years. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said, “There are five…

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COVID-19: Lagos State Recommences AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration

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The Lagos State Government has said it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from August 30, 2021. The Director, Public Affairs in the state Ministry of Health, Mr Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. According to him, the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine would hold across the 88 vaccination sites used during the first phase of the vaccination exercise. According to him, the vaccination will be for 20 days, from August 30 to…

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At Last, Canada Bans Passenger Flights From Morocco

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Transport Canada at the weekend announced that all direct flights from Morocco will be barred until September 29, 2021, at the earliest. The ban has come after the country has seen an increase in positive test results in travelers arriving in Canada from Morocco over the past month. As a result of that decision, Transport Canada has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTM) restricting all direct commercial and private passenger flights to Canada, going into effect at 00:01 EDT on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Flights that were already en route…

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