The National Assembly joint committee on Aviation, headed by Senator Christine Olujumi and Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has directed the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to halt the planned demolition of the offices of the aviation agencies in Lagos. The directive followed the two-day warning strike embarked by aviation workers’ unions, which crippled flight operations […]
Local and international passengers travelling from the Lagos airport yesterday had to walk to the airport with their luggage as aviation unions blocked all roads leading to the airport, from the Oshodi-Ajao-Estate expressway that links to the international terminal and the toll-gate, as well as the Ikeja-airport road that connects the domestic terminals. This was […]
The federal government has continued to push for the actualization of national carrier, Nigeria Air despite the objection to its establishment as presently constituted by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). On November 19, 2022, AON filed an originating summons against the federal government for the establishment of a new national carrier after the liquidation of […]
The Aviation Ministry and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) said they would collaborate to support the growth and expansion of Nigerian airlines by providing financing and investment for them to expand their fleets, enhance their equipment and compete on the global stage. This was the outcome of a meeting between the Minister of Aviation, […]
The suit brought by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) against the federal government over the establishment of the national carrier, Nigeria Air would be moved to Abuja from Lagos. The first, third and fourth defendants (Nigeria Air, Minister of Aviation and the Attorney General of the Federation) filed a motion asking that the court […]
