International Flights To Resume In Weeks – Fed Govt     The Federal Government on Thursday said the airports would be reopened to international flights in weeks and not in months. When international flights eventually resume, passengers are expected to arrive the airport three hours before their flights. The...

Domestic Flights To Resume In Abuja, Lagos July 8   The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has announced that Abuja and Lagos airports will reopen for domestic operations on July 8. He made the announcement in a tweet posted on Wednesday evening. Sirika added that Kano, Port Harcourt,...

Aviation Industry Contributed 0.14% To GDP In 2019 – NBS   Despite challenges in the industry, air transport’s contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product marginally increased from 0.12 per cent to 0.14 per cent between 2018 and 2019. Aviation industry’s contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic...

Airports Get 727 Officers, Fire Fighters To Boost Aviation Security   In a bid to boost security at Nigerian airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has graduated and deployed 727 Aviation Security and fire fighting officers in airports. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the Federal...

Sirika: FG has approved N47bn for Nigeria Air   The Federal Government has approved N47.43bn for the Nigeria Air project in the 2019 budget, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said. Sirika disclosed this while explaining that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, was...

FG Completed 134 Aviation Projects In Four Years, Minister Says The Federal Government on Tuesday said it completed 134 projects in the aviation sector between 2015 and 2019. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the 134 projects were part of the 157 projects...