The newly appointed Nigerian Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has ordered the suspension of the Nigeria Air project, a decision that has garnered widespread support, notably from the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), who had previously voiced concerns about the project initiated during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Minister Keyamo […]
Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for the future Nigerian airline Nigeria Air, Nigerian Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said last Friday. The Ethiopian national airline will own a 49% stake in the new Nigerian airline, while the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund will take 46% and the Nigerian federal government the remaining 5%. According to Sirika, Ethiopian […]
Nigeria’s much anticipated Nigeria Air will finally launch in 2023, according to the West African country’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The office of the country’s president officially agreed to the extended deadline, according to ICRC Director General Michael Ohiani. “I want to assure the Nigerian public that we are working round the clock to […]
Nigeria Air, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) airline, will be launched by the end of this year. The announcement was made by the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), at a press conference during the Farnborough International Airshow. Senator Sirika said: “I am very pleased to tell […]
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