The Federal Government says 10 new airports will be constructed across the country to boost civil aviation. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the ministry and its agencies. Sirika said that the civil […]
Project accommodated in N78.96 billion aviation capital budget • Let’s run national carrier, not government airline, says Ojikutu The Federal Government, yesterday, said adequate preparations had been made and the sum of N78.96 billion had been budgeted in the 2021 Appropriation Bill to implement the plan for a new national carrier, among other projects next […]
Jos airport renovation 95 per cent completed – Manager By Zainab Oyekan The renovation work on the Jos Airport is 95 per cent completed, the Airport’s Manager, Mr Ayinla Olufemi, has said. Olufemi told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the project when completed would give the airport a face lift […]
Air Peace plane By Yunus Yusuf The management of Air Peace has announced an increase in the number of flights from Lagos to Enugu, with effect from Sept. 22. This is contained in a statement in Lagos by Mr Stanley Olisa, External Relations Officer, Air Peace on Tuesday. He assured Enugu passengers of seamless flights. […]
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The Federal Government has included Emirates Airlines in the list of airlines not allowed to operate in Nigeria. This is part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, confirmed this via his Twitter handle on Friday. According to Sirika, the decision was taken following a […]
Unions ground Arik Air operations over 90% staff layoff, anti-labour practices By Yunus Yusuf Operations of Arik Air were on Monday shut down by the aviation unions over alleged non payment of staff salaries since April after placing 90 per cent of the workforce on compulsory leave and other anti-labour practices. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports […]
By Lawani Mikairu The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos Saturday received its first flight as international flights operations resumed in the country after the suspension of all flights in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is just as Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be opened on Monday, 7th September for international flights. […]
RwandAir: Banned from Nigeria for now By AbankulaInternational flights will start arriving in Nigeria from 5 September, the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday.But not all airlines will be allowed to come in for now. Those banned are Lufthansa, KLM, TAAG Angola Airline, RwandAir, Etihad, Air France and Air Namibia The airlines […]
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says international flights will resume on August 29, 2020. Sirika said this in a tweet on Monday. He tweeted, “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the August 29, 2020 beginning with Lagos and Abuja as we did with the domestic flight resumption. “Protocols […]
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