₦airaland Forum

Obiedun:
Yes daddy, you can do your worst

donmhedi:
Thank you sir, I really appreciate your quick response

donmhedi:
Please, I'm confused in the grading system of academic background. My school uses a 4 point scale. However according to their own scaling for Nigeria. 4.0 is first class while 3.5 to 3.99 is second class under 3.3. My grade is 3.68 which is a first class but falls under 3.3. Which one did you choose when you were applying?

donmhedi:
Ok, thank you for the reply. Please do they have a specific word count for the SOP or page. If you have any guideline, you can put me through Sir. My number 08065195163. Thank you

Spica:
Just to confirm please, another personal statement or the same one on the application form

Spica:
Congratulations, all the best in your application.
Please which course did you apply for?

donmhedi:
Congratulations, what document were you asked to upload after submitting your application?

Ola9111:
Congratulations, I wish you success...

Grit2943:
Yes I did. Currently awaiting a feedback from them.

donmhedi:
ok thanks, hope you emailed them back that you have created the account?

donmhedi:
Hello Grit2943, have you received any email to proceed with registration on McGill portal?

USAfall2024:
Please do you have any idea if your LoR recommenders were contacted for this selection stage? I’m asking because I want to know if I need to follow up with my 2 recommenders because I also received the December 9th email from MCF McGill stating my application is being reviewed.

SadiqBabaSani:
TINUBU over to you,

PBAT must beam his searchlight on these Northern owned airlines trust me, religion is the bane of this country.

Imagine assisting Iran to evade sanctions thereby risking Nigerian interests who we stand to benefit more from than a terrorist state of IRAN.

Following reports that a Nigerian airline, Azman Air, helped the Iranian Aviation Industries to avoid sanctions imposed on it by the United States government, the Federal Government has said relevant directorates will commence investigation into the issue.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, however, noted that matters of smuggling were within the purview of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS.

Spokesperson for the NCAA, Mr Mike Achimugu, in a chat with Vanguard, said: “Is the NCAA mentioned (in the report)? Smuggling is under the purview of Customs, not the NCAA. Until these allegations are confirmed, I cannot speak about them. These are weighty allegations. I have forwarded to the relevant directorates to commence investigations.”

When Vanguard contacted the Chairman of Azman Air, Abdulmunaf Sarina, over the development, his number was busy.

Over the weekend, Middle East Forum Observer reported that Iran’s largest airline, Mahan Air, used Azman Air to deliver an Airbus A340-642 widebody passenger aircraft to Mahan Air on November 15, 2024.

The news medium said while the aircraft was flying from Kano to Kabul, its crew turned off the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder at an altitude of 39,000 feet after entering Iranian airspace, though it eventually landed at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport

The report reads: “The Iranian government seeks to exploit the decline of U.S. and French influence in sub-Saharan Africa to increase its political, economic and military influence on the continent. This expansion began in Burundi, Burkina Faso, the Republic of Congo, and has now extended to Nigeria.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and many Iranian officials due to their support for terrorism, though since the Biden administration entered office in 2021, the Iranian regime has implemented measures to circumvent sanctions.

“For decades, sanctions imposed on the Iranian Aviation Industries were challenging for the regime and its military and civilian entities to bypass. However, as the Revolutionary Guards expanded their Africa presence, Mahan Air, Iran’s largest airline, was able to use its connections on the continent to acquire passenger aircraft and business jets from Africa into Iran. Given the dual use nature of aircraft, similarity between civilian aircraft and military variants as well as some interchangeable spare parts, its Africa connection allows the Revolutionary Guards to bypass sanctions.

Mahan Air, for example, has exploited the negligence of Nigerian authorities to smuggle passenger aircraft. On November 15, 2024, Nigerian airline Azman Air, the country’s seventh largest airline, delivered an Airbus A340-642 widebody passenger aircraft to Mahan Air. That day, while the aircraft was flying from Kano to Kabul, its crew turned off the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder at an altitude of 39,000 feet after entering Iranian airspace, though it eventually landed at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport.

According to an anonymous source from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation, Mahan Air subsequently has sought to obtain more Azman Air Airbus A340-642 widebody passenger aircraft. On December 11, 2024, French authorities intercepted one such plane at the Châteauroux airport 150 miles south of Paris as it was preparing to fly to Kaduna, where Azman Air intended to store it for several days before changing its registration code and then flying it to Iran.

“Mahan Air operates 22 Airbus A340s, including four leased to Conviasa, the flag carrier of Venezuela. The A340s are crucial for Mahan Air to transport cargo and passengers to destinations in China and Thailand, as well as to airlift Qods Force personnel, proxies, and weapons to Beirut, and previously to Damascus, Aleppo, and the Russian-Syrian airbase at Hmeimim as well.

“The A340-642 series is the largest of the Airbus A340 variants, with a capacity of 308 passengers. The use of Rolls Royce Trent 556-61 engines makes it easier for Mahan Air to maintain these aircraft, compared to the smaller A340 variants powered by American-made General Electric CFM56-5C4 engines. This ease of maintenance is a key factor driving Mahan Air’s efforts to acquire more of these aircraft through Nigeria.

The Nigeria example highlights how the U.S. intelligence community must better monitor aircraft movements in African countries, particularly in the sub-Saharan region, to identify planes that Iran may seek as part of its sanctions evasion operation.

Azman Air is just one example of the many companies involved in Mahan Air’s recent sanction evasion operations in Africa. Macka Invest in Gambia and PT Asia Global Airlines from Indonesia also have helped Mahan Air and other Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Iranian airlines to acquire airplanes registering them in countries like the Republic of Congo, Burundi , Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Gambia before smuggling them into Iran. By imposing sanctions on these companies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury can also impede the Iranian aviation smuggling networks.

“President-elect Donald Trump can reimpose ‘Maximum Pressure’ to tighten the screws on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its extensive business empire but if his policy is to succeed, he needs to identify Iran’s sophisticated strategies to evade such sanctions. Plugging the Revolutionary Guards’ exploitation of African airlines would be a good place to start.”

inikamoze:
Some members of my family intend to travel to Benin city tomorrow, they stay in Ejigbo area of Lagos, which direct buses going to benin city csn they use?
Doe anyone know the closest parks in Ejigbo and environ that have buses that travel to Benin city?

Sunnybliss1:
Good evening Grit2943. Congratulations to you. Pls did you receive the mail stating your interest and that your application is under review before the fee waiver. Thanks

Spica:
Congratulations.
Please are you a Nigerian?

Ola9111:
Congratulations...

Meliodas:
Anyone else gotten any message from McGill?

highchief1:
I can’t stand ungrateful people.I am loyal to those who buy me even one bottle of beer.Someone will make u a governor and u fight the person?I can’t believe it.Fubaras own wil be a tragedy

WeddingParol:
That was how Buhari commissioned a rice pyramid which disappeared the following day.

The yeye governor probably collected money from wold bank and diverted the money to personal account.

Wanting to show to the lender that he made use of the money for its purpose, the unwise governor want to hijack someone else's project.

EreluRoz:
The governor ordered his security to slap him in the video or I didn't watch it clearly