Despite Suspension, FG Pegs N1bn For National Carrier         The Federal Government is to spend N1 billion on working capital for the yet to be established national carrier, according to the details of the 2021 appropriation bill. Since 2019, budgetary provision has been made for the national...

Aviation Ministry, Agencies Fix N4bn For Accommodation       The Federal Ministry of Aviation and its agencies will spend N4 billion for procuring the corporate headquarters building and staff accommodation in Abuja. The agencies include the Nigeria Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),...

Fed Govt Reopens All Airports For Domestic Flights     All airports in Nigeria are now open for domestic flight operations, the Federal Government announced on Monday. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who announced this in Abuja at Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19,...

International Flight: FG Approves 14 Airlines, Bars Air France, KLM, Others     The Federal Government has released the list of nine airlines granted approval to commence international flights in Nigeria. Speaking at a briefing of the Presidential TaskForce on Thursday, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, confirmed...

International Flights: PTF Differs As Sirika Fixes August 29     Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday announced that international flights into and out of Nigeria would resume on August 29. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, however, said that the date was not sacrosanct. International flights were...

Air Peace To Recall Some Pilots As FG Intervenes     Many of the pilots who were recently sacked by Air Peace will be recalled to their jobs following the intervention of the Federal Government. It was gathered on Tuesday that this was the outcome of an intervention...