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Come personally to defend your budget or forget 2019, Reps tell Minister

House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Tuesday read riot act to the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika that his ministry’s 2019 budget may not see the light of the day if he fails to come personally to answer…

Nigeria Air: SAA gives FG tips on national carrier at 20th anniversary

Barely three months after the Federal Government through the Minister of State for Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika announced the surprising suspension of activities to launch Nigeria Air, the South African Airways (SAA) has projected a return to profitability in the…

Confusion as Minister accuses Lai Mohammed of fake news on Nigeria Air

The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika last week accused the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed of spreading fake news over the suspension of activities towards the floating new national carrier, Nigeria Air. Before now, Mohammed had been…

Nigeria Air suspension: Sirika may skip logo contract in planned stakeholders address

The spate of criticisms trailing the recent suspension of actualization of Nigeria Air and observed ministerial differences between the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Minister of State for Aviation, the latter, Capt Hadi Sirika has given notice…

Expert rejects FG’s reasons for dumping Nigeria Air project, fingers shoddy build up

An aviation industry analyst, Dr. Ayo Saheed has rejected the recent explanation of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on the reason for the suspension of Nigeria Air. He said rather than accept the fact that it…

How failed Nigeria Air became blessing for retirees of Nigerian Airways

…As FG approves 50% payment of Nigeria Airways retirees N45.3bn Barely one week after the federal government announced the suspension of Nigeria Air, it has President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the sum of N22.68 billion for the payment of…

Dead before arrival: Like Amaechi’s national shipping line, like Sirika’s Nigeria Air

Just as Nigerians are yet to come to terms on how Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi in August 2016 went to Singapore and sealed a baseless agreement with Pacific International Lines (PIL), an Asian Shipping giant incorporated in Singapore in…

(Special Report): How Minister voided EO5, gave out $.6m Nigeria Air logo design to Bahraini firm

Buhari yet to react in view of the spirit of EO5 Since the abrupt suspension of Nigeria Air project made public by the architect and Minister of State for Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika on Wednesday, more revelations are beginning to…

Sack Sirika, recover funds used to deceive Nigerians’ on Nigeria Air, Nigerians roar

Since the announcement of the indefinite suspension of build up to the December 24 take off of Nigeria Air by the federal government after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, mixed reactions have been engulfed the scenario….

On Nigeria Air’s December take-off and postponement of Lagos-Ibadan road

The sudden silence of the Minister of State, Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika on the launch updates ahead of December 24 takeoff date of Nigeria Air is becoming a serious anxiety for industry followers and millions of Nigerians who listened to…