NAIJA VIXEN...

There is news currently doing the rounds that expatriates would be placed in charge of Aviation in the country. Camps are divided on whether this is a good thing or not, with the naysayers saying we are not giving ourselves scope to improve and develop ourselves. I understand their fear seeing that we still "hero-worship the white-man" believing that they are better at managing things but I have to say that I belong to the other camp who thinks that this could be a good thing seeing that we have had a couple of our own people at the helm of this industry(Aviation) and yet we have had no progress at all, so allowing expatriates to handle this efficiently can only be better for us all and those who still have the hearts to travel locally within Nigeria!

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Remember the wise saying our parents used as a retort whenever we asked for a very expensive game(nintendo,shoes,doll house,---------)?"Cut your coat according to your size"?Well,it looks like it's time the government embraces this saying. If you are not aware, there are currently plans to send out another satellite out to space. I know you are probably going,"I didnt know we had one up there before!" but we do.
"Nigeria is gearing up for the launch of NIGERIASAT-2, an Earth-observation satellite that will form part of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC).The DMC is a series of small, low-cost satellites, owned independently and run cooperatively by Algeria, China, Nigeria, Turkey and the UK. The satellites are arranged so they can photograph any place on Earth on any given day.They are used to watch over disasters, such as the Asian Tsunami in 2004, and help coordinate relief efforts." (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/07/satellite_2009)
I know this a good cause and all,but surely the other countries that are involved in this have enough resources, not Nigeria that still has loads of poverty ridden people to feed, high unemployment rates,insufficient housing, armed robbery, general dilapidated infrastructure, WITCHCRAFT;-)the list goes on...but i guess the people are going to be ignored again no matter what we say, think or do...God HELP Nigeria!

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"SIGH"...just when you think it couldnt get any worse, the former aviation minister Prof. Babalola Borishade has just been named as the new Minister of Culture and Tourism in Nigeria...Let's take a trip down memory lane(Bear with me!) When this dude was Minister of Education, we had loads of "strikes" happening in universities around the country, Let's not even go down the Aviation route(even tho some would argue that we cant place the entire blame on him for the plane crashes)...and now this! I suppose we should just brace ourselves for the downward spiral of the Nigerian Film Industry(or "Nollywood" if you please...I hate that term, but that's a whole new post!)

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Nigeria's aviation minister has been sacked following the plane crash on Sunday in which the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims and 95 others died.Babalola Borishade swaps jobs with Culture Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, according to the president's office. The crash of an ADC Boeing 737 into a cornfield just 2km (1.2 miles) from Abuja's main airport was the third major airline disaster in a year.Nigeria held three days of national mourning amid widespread anger. Critics are sceptical that an aviation industry overhaul to improve safety announced by President Olusgeun Obasanjo several months ago will actually work. An investigation into the cause of Sunday's crash is already under way and ADC's aircraft have been grounded.

Premature
The day after the crash, Mr Borishade criticised the pilot, saying he had ignored bad weather warnings. The pilots' union condemned his comments as premature ahead of any investigation. Mr Obasanjo went to Sokoto to pay his respects after the death of Sultan Mohammadu Maccido. Two senators and the son of a former president were also among those who died. Just over a year ago, a passenger jet operated by Bellview went down near Lagos, killing 117 people. Seven weeks later, a plane operated by the Nigerian airline Sosoliso crashed on landing in the southern city of Port Harcourt, killing 106 people, half of whom were children. Since then new aviation officials have been appointed and runways are being improved. The government says airport technology is also being upgraded to improve navigation.

Thanks to Onlinenigeria.com

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