Tag: Dana

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AzeezAugust 19, 2017

N30trn revenue leakage: Senate issues Dana, 12 other companies 48-hour ultimatum

The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Dana Group and 12 ...

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November 20, 2013

Yemi Adamolekun: I believe I deserve better – do you?

by Yemi Adamolekun It is NOT a thing of pride that you can’t stay in Nigeria for more than six ...

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November 15, 2013

How IRS & Chanchangi Airlines have lost N250million in 3 weeks

by Chi Ibe   The news spotlight is on Dana Air and Associated Airlines, both airlines that – post-crashes – ...

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November 5, 2013

Opinion: The NCAA and its double standards

by Edet Akpan   But really, was the recent grounding of Dana Air operations due safety reasons? Wouldn’t this be ...

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October 19, 2013

Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigerians, how about a monthly boycott of airlines?

by Feyi Fawehinmi My instincts are for people to simply stop flying until serious changes are made in how air ...

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October 9, 2013

“Stella Oduah should bury her head in shame, not me” – Femi Fani-Kayode lays it on aviation minister

by Femi Fani-Kayode by Akan Ido The bickering between Femi Fani-Kayode and the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah continues to ...

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June 3, 2013

#DanaAnniversary: Lagos unveils cenotaph for victims as residents narrate their ordeal (PHOTOS)

The Lagos state government is today unveiling a cenotaph in memory of the 153 people who died on-board the Dana ...

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June 3, 2013

Someone recollects: The terrifying moment when the Dana plane crashed

by Ahmed Adeyanju One year after, my personal anguish is lessened by time. Not so for those whose loved ones died. ...

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April 10, 2013

Opinion: Help! They are killing the little men

by Taofeek Ramat   And the killers of these little men have been dancing on their graves, erasing the memory ...

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March 18, 2013

Report: Dana Air suspended again over safety issues

by Rachel Ogbu Dana Air operating license has been suspended again pending the resolution of certain safety issues, the Nigerian ...

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January 5, 2013

Air fares may crash by 33 per cent as Dana Air, others return

Indications have emerged that soaring domestic air fares may soon crash by 33 per cent from the present average of ...

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January 4, 2013

Celebrities scheduled to fly with Dana Air as airline resumes operations

by Daniel Anozie Dana Airlines resumed operations on Thursday with its first flight taking off from Lagos to Abuja. The ...

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December 31, 2012

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

by Isi Esene We brought our readers a whole bunch of topical stories in 2012. That’s why it’s quite difficult ...

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December 5, 2012

Giant of Africa: N9 billion spent annually to maintain Pres. Jonathan’s air fleet

by Akan Ido It has been revealed that about N9.08bn is being spent annually to maintain the Nigerian Presidential Air ...

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November 8, 2012

Safety concerns: House of Reps to investigate Aero Contractors

by Isi Esene The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its committee on aviation to look into the operations of Aero ...

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October 23, 2012

TICKER: FAAN insists Dana Air deserves best airline award: “It’s for 2011,” it says

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Monday in Abuja that it had no regrets for choosing DANA Airline as ...

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October 22, 2012

Dana Airline (yes, Dana) wins FAAN award as best domestic carrier

by Stanley Azuakola Like some on Nigerian Twitter would say, it’s the irony of life. Dana Airline, the troubled airline ...

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September 24, 2012

YNaija Editorial: Dear Anyim, Arik Airline is not the PDP

It’s not every time that a week as terribly confusing as the last comes along. This board has struggled to ...

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September 22, 2012

Bad debt: AMCON takes over Aero Contractors’ management

by Isi Esene As Arik Air and Dana Airlines struggle to get back in the air due to separate reasons, ...

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September 7, 2012

LISTEN: “You do not close down an airline because of an accident” – Stella Oduah speaks to the BBC

by Akan Ido Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, spoke with the BBC’s Chris Ewokor on sundry issues in the ...

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September 7, 2012

Thank you, Nigeria: Dana Airline says it is ready to fly again

by Stanley Azuakola Dana Airline is ready to fly again. The operating license of the airline were suspended by the ...

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August 15, 2012

TICKER: #DanaCrash victim’s corpse ‘disappears’ in morgue

The family of retired Assistant Comptroller of Fire Service, Mr. George Moses, a victim of the June 3 Dana air ...

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July 16, 2012

We can now do DNA tissue tests locally – OAUTH CMD

by Isi Esene Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital’s (OAUTH) Medical Director, Prof. Olusanya Adejuyigbe, said over the weekend that the ...

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June 29, 2012

30 Days: House of Reps gives Dana deadline to pay compensation

by Tolu Orekoya The House of Representatives has directed Dana Air to pay at least the 30 percent compensation that was ...

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June 18, 2012

#DanaCrash: Govt receives crash report

by Stanley Azuakola It’s been two weeks since the Dana Airline crash which claimed the lives of over 150 Nigerians. ...

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June 15, 2012

#WhatHeSaid: Dana Air will fly again soon, company executive says

by Hauwa Gambo Pilot Africa is reporting that Dana Air, which has been in the news after a fatal crash ...

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June 14, 2012

Sosoliso crash report out: Pilot couldn’t see runway because airport didn’t have diesel

by Stanley Azuakola It’s been six years since a Sosoliso plane crashed at the Port Harcourt International Airport, cutting short ...

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June 14, 2012

#Danacrash: Lagos gets foster parents for victims’ children

by Stanley Azuakola Their story was one of the most touching from the Dana crash.  Three kids, sent on an ...

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June 11, 2012

#DanaCrash: Families say NO to joint burial

by Stanley AzuakolaOne week after the unfortunate Dana Air crash which claimed the lives of over 160 people, it has ...

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OluwapelumiJune 10, 2012

Shame on heartless Lamido Sanusi, by Yinka Odumakin

by Yinka Odumakin Sanusi has not visited the crash scene where eight of his staff lost their lives. All that mattered ...

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