The rehabilitation of the runway at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu has not begun one month after the airport was shut down.Henrietta Yakubu, corporate affairs manager of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed the development to NAN on Thursday in Lagos.On August 24, FAAN had announced the closure of the airport, which is the only international airport [...]
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Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says the establishment of a national carrier remains a top priority of the federal government.The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had suspended Nigeria Air, the national carrier project, last year, citing some challenges.The government came under heavy criticisms, with many Nigerians saying the funds sunk into the project went down the drain.But in a statement on Friday, James [...]
Hadi Sirika, former minister of state for aviation, says Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, should be shut.Sirika, who is one of the ministerial nominees, spoke when he appeared before the senate for screening confirmation on Friday.Describing the runway of the airport as an eyesore, he said it is not befitting of a modern airport.“I visited Enugu airport as minister thrice [...]
Hundreds of Air France passengers in Nigeria have been stranded after a Paris-bound flight reportedly experienced engine failure.Olusegun Paul, one of the passengers, said the flight was supposed to depart the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos around 11pm on Thursday night.Paul said after some efforts by the airline, passengers who had already been checked-in, were asked to disembark.Business class [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, has accused Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of raising false alarm over his encounter with security operatives on Sunday.TheCable reported how Atiku was searched by security operatives upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.The PDP presidential candidate had said the search was an attempt to [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the Nigeria Air project is not lacking investors.He said institutions and airlines such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), AFREXIM, US-EXIM, Standard Chartered Bank, Boeing, Airbus and China-Exim Bank are some of the interested partners.The minister said the project followed due process and is currently at procurement stage awaiting approval of the [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the embargo placed on Nigeria Air, the national carrier, will be lifted as soon as possible.According to James Daudu, the ministry’s deputy director of media and public affairs, Sirika said this while receiving Fahad Al Taffaq, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to Nigeria, in Abuja on Monday.He quoted the minister as saying [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says it is untrue that the Nigeria Air project was suspended over lack of investors.In a statement issued on his behalf d by James Odaudu, deputy director, media and public affairs, ministry of transportation, Sirika said a number of “well-grounded” investors were ready to key into the project.The minister's comment contradicts that of [...]
The federal government says it suspended the national carrier project due to investor apathy.Addressing journalists on Monday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, explained that investors who were supposed to partner with the government on the project were no longer forthcoming.It was recently announced that Nigeria Air, which was supposed to [...]
It’s not yet clear what finally did it or who. But it was clear, almost from the start, that the country could not bluff its way through this flight.Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had mounted the problem maddeningly and by some curious twist of fate the incoming Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, would bear the brunt for it [...]
On Wednesday, Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, announced that the federal government had directed indefinite suspension of Nigeria Air, the national carrier project.Sirika had unveiled the name and logo of the carrier at an airshow in London, in July.He had added that government was in talks with aircraft providers ahead of the take-off of the project.“We’ve been talking to [...]
The federal government has suspended the national carrier project indefinitely.Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, made this known on Wednesday."I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honoured. We thank the public for the support as always," he wrote [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the claim by Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO, of being favourite to manage Nigeria Air is fake.He made this known through James Odaudu, the ministry's deputy director, media and public affairs, on Tuesday.The Ethiopian Airline boss had said his company is the frontrunner in the bids while addressing a press conference in [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says Nigeria Airways died because of governance and finance issues.Speaking on Thursday at the 47th convocation of the Air Force Institute of Technology in Kaduna, Sirika said the case of the newly-unveiled Nigeria Air will be different."The ownership is different. It is different because it is private sector-driven," he said."Government will own a [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, has unveiled the name and logo of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air.Speaking on Wednesday in London at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow, Sirika said the government will not own more than five per cent of the airline."This is an important day for Nigeria. The largest economy in Africa, largest population, GDP of [...]
Domestic airline operators in the country have threatened that they will stop paying value-added tax from June 14.In a statement released on Thursday under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, the operators said the federal government's decision to float a national carrier is counterproductive."The AON has resolved that effective June 14, 2018, its members shall cease to make [...]
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