Emirates Airlines has made an offer to partner with Nigeria in its quest to establish a national carrier. Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant to Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, stated in Abuja on Monday that the President of Emirates Airlines, Mr Tim Clark made the offer during a...
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N92.1 billion for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Council’s approval came barely 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala...
The Federal Government has started moves to avert the impending nationwide strike by aviation workers. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this at a meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Aviation and the aviation workers unions on Monday in Abuja. It would be recalled...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has shutdown main switch centre of Globacom Limited at Wuse 2, Abuja over non-payment of outstanding debt of N4.7 billion. The NCAA Director–General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, carried out the exercise on Wednesday, under the supervision of the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. Nuhu...
Aviation Round Table (ART), a pressure group in Nigeria’s aviation sector has commended the Federal Government for reciprocating United Arab Emirates (UAE) flight frequency into that country by Nigeria’s flag carrier. President of the group, Dr Gabriel Olowo, also commended the Nigerian government in a statement issued in Ikeja...
The arraignment of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has been stalled. Oduah, now a Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district in the Senate, was to be arraigned on a 25-count charge, along with 8 other defendants,...