Domestic flights in Nigeria resume from Lagos, Abuja next Wednesday—Minister
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has announced that in compliance to new operational guide developed in view of Covid-19 precautions, domestic flights will resume from Wednesday, July 8, 2020 with only Lagos and Abuja. According to tweets followed…
Stop listing the merits, tell us when, how Nigeria Air will work, Experts tell Minister
Aggrieved industry stakeholders’ and Nigerians, who are worried on the back and forth movement of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika on floating of a national air carrier, have advised the Minister to stop embarrassing the collective intelligence of…
Minister reassures early delivery Enugu airport runway after inspection
Users of Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu are becoming shoulder high following renewed assurance given by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, after weekend inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation of the airport runway. Senator Sirika was accompanied by…
Angola’s national carrier takes position ahead of AfCFTA, begins flight to Nigeria
As the Federal Government is yet to present a clear policy that will drive Nigeria Air as the emerging national carrier, African national carriers are currently expanding their frontiers and capacities in view of the long awaited full takeoff of…
No Xmas as completion of Enugu Airport repairs shifted to Easter 2020
From his initial promise of early December 2019, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said that the possible delivery date for the repair work on the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State is no more December this year,…
Funding crisis, private sector loss of interest may silence Nigeria Air—Findings
Since the upgrade of former Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to a full minister of Aviation, industry experts had expected him to hit the ground running on his earlier suspended project of reinventing a national carrier, the…
Amaechi opens up on collapsed Nigeria Air, links failure to divisions in FEC
Instances of opposing beliefs amongst members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) have been exposed as the key factor that lead to the sudden death of the planned floatation of Nigeria Air. Recall that Nigeria Air was mid last year…
Minister envy’s trending Accra Airport’s hub in tweeter, says Lagos’ll overtake soon
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has made a comment suggesting the rising popularity of new Kotoko International Airport, Accra Ghana, saying some Nigerian airports currently undergoing renovations will beat the feat. The Minister had on Friday…
FG opens up on plans to review Dana, other airlines safety details
The recent back-to-back air related incidents that engulfed Dana Air last two weeks, the Federal Government has said that it will beam its searchlight on Dana Air and other airlines operating in the country to ensure that Nigerians travelling by…
End to FAAN, Bi-Courtney airport concession crisis underway as ICRC wades in
After years of disagreements, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has begun a peace process that will end the dispute rocking the concession of Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Bi-Courtney…
