As Jet A1 Reaches N1000/Liter, FG Looks to Dangote Refinery and Other Solutions Until the Dangote Refinery comes on stream, there may be no respite from aviation fuel crisis rocking both airlines and the industry at large. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this in...

FEC: Nigeria Air to Commence Operations with Three Leased Planes The Federal Executive Council says it has approved the leasing of three aircraft by the country’s national carrier, ‘Nigeria Air’ to enable it to commence operations soon. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika announced this while briefing journalists...

Nigeria Lost N1.04trn Aircraft Repairs In Foreign Countries – FG   Nigeria lost $2.5bn (about N1.04tn at the official exchange rate of N415.63/$) to other countries in 2021 for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services on Nigerian aircraft and other facilities, the Federal Government announced on...

Nigeria Air Attracting More Foreign Investors, Says FG   The proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, is currently attracting a lot of investors, as many organisations are showing interest to invest in the airline, the Federal Government said on Tuesday. It stated that the recent offer by...

Nigeria Foreign Airlines’ Trap Funds International Air Transport Association (IATA) statistics show that the total amount of foreign airlines' funds trapped in Nigeria has doubled from $147 million (N61 billion) in August 2021 to $283 million (about N117.6 billion) as at now. In line with the...

Retaliation: Nigeria to impose Travel Bans on UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia- Minister Sirika   The federal government of Nigeriahas concluded arrangement to add the United Kingdom, Argentina, Canada, and Saudi Arabia to red list countries, following their decision to impose travel restrictions on Nigeria. The Canada, the UK and...