Aviation

Onyema Becomes GCU 2022 Man of the Year

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1 year ago

October 31, 2022

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Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, has been conferred with the prestigious Man of the Year Award 2022 by the prominent alumni association, Government College of Ughelli, GCU, Class of Friends.

The award ceremony, which held on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Federal Palace Hotel, VI, had in attendance several alumni who have made a mark in various facets of life, including Prince Nduka Obaigbena, CEO, Arise News and ThisDay Newspaper, honoured with the Mariner of the Century.

Onyema was honoured for his landmark strides in aviation and his behemothic humanitarian interventions, especially his corporate philanthropy through Air Peace and commendable national peace advocacy.

While receiving the award, Onyema expressed gratitude to the leadership of the GCU and stated that he is proud to be an alumnus of the college, adding that it had tremendous influence on him.

He further called on the private sector and well meaning Nigerians to support Nigeria’s education as government alone cannot do it all. Onyema promised to continually support the infrastructure development of the GCU.

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, GCU Class of Friends, Mr Cyril Ogude, said both Onyema and Obaigbena have established themselves as high achievers, and by honouring them, the GCU is acknowledging them as entrepreneurial role models.

The GCU Man of the Year Awards celebrates high achievers of the GCU alumni. The Class of Friends is a collective of Old Boys of Government College Ughelli, one of Nigeria’s premier secondary schools, founded in 1945.

Aviation

Air Peace Expands Regional Network, Commences Abidjan, Cotonou Flights Jan 22

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4 months ago

January 10, 2024

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GOCOP Felicitates Horatius Egua on Appointment As Director, Special Duties, NCAA

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4 months ago

December 23, 2023

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The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has felicitated Mr. Horatius Egua over his appointment as Director, Special Duties at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

Mr. Egua, a pioneer member and Zonal Coordinator, North-East of GOCOP, was among some 46 directors of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) appointed few days ago by the presidency including the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMET), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB). NCAA is the regulatory body of the aviation industry in Nigeria under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.

Congratulating Mr. Egua on his appointment, the president of GOCOP and publisher of Realnews magazine Online, Maureen Chigbo, enjoined him to continue flying GOCOP’s flag as good ambassador, assuring him of the Guild’s support.

Chigbo stated this in a press statement by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Sir Remmy Nweke, noting that Egua will be the second member of GOCOP to be given an appointment by President Bola Tinubu who previously made Mr. Olufemi Soneye the Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

Mr. Egua until his appointment, was the publisher of The Bridge News and the immediate past Media Aide to the former Minister of State on Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva.

GOCOP, a registered non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organisation, comprises 104 owners of online publications.

Aviation

Air Peace Resumes China Operations Dec 28

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4 months ago

December 22, 2023

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Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, is set to resume its direct flight connectivity to Guangzhou-China on December 28, 2023.

This is contained in a news release issued recently by the airline’s Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, who also stated that passengers can now fly Accra-China-Accra which is a new connection.

Olisa said the resumption of flights to China and the newly introduced connection are in furtherance of Air Peace’s commitment to providing connectivity across cities and between continents while also fostering socio-economic relations.

Air Peace commenced direct flights to China in 2022 with a high passenger load on its inaugural flight. Since then, the airline has launched 3 other international routes- Mumbai, Tel Aviv and Jeddah in 2023- with a historic flight to the Caribbean nation, Antigua and Barbuda in August this year. The airline is also gearing up to kick off scheduled flights to London soon.

Air Peace leads Nigeria’s aviation industry with a network of 21 domestic routes, 8 regional and 6 international destinations, with an increasing modern fleet of over 30 aircraft, including 5 brand new Embraer 195-E2s and a recently penned order for 5 brand new Embraer 175s.