The federal government has reacted to the criticism over its commitment of $300 million in the national carrier projects, Nigeria Air, while it intends to have only five per cent equity. Government had earlier explained that it would spend $8.8 million as preliminary cost, $300 million as take off cost for the national carrier and […]
Many Nigerians are excited that Nigeria will soon establish a national carrier, which will be a major airline to compete with mega carrier of the world, but others with hindsight are circumspect, sceptical that the Nigerian government has never spearheaded a successful airline, writes Chinedu Eze. The gains of a national carrier are invaluable. A […]
Many Nigerians have become nostalgic about the federal government’s plan to launch another national airline, but there are still doubts over the future, funding, and profitability of the planned airline. The logo and name of the planned national carrier, which is billed to start operation in December this year, was unveiled at the Farnborough […]
The federal government has reiterated that the proposed national airline for the country would be unveiled in December, 2018. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said this in a statement by the ministry’s Deputy Director, Media and Public Affairs, James Odaudu. The minister, according to the statement, made this commitment while receiving […]
On Monday the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission met with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited with a view to resolving the protracted disagreement over the concession of the domestic terminal of the Lagos airport. There is hope in the horizon that the over a decade disagreement between the host and […]
