Foreign Firms Eyeing Nigerian Airports, FG Demands Proposals   The Federal Government has said it will send requests for proposals to qualified bidders for the concession of Nigeria’s four major international airports after assessing the requests for qualification. It also said the preceding stage – request for...

Fed Govt To Partner Hungarian Firm To Produce Aircraft Locally       The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to partner with the Magnus Aircraft Manufacturing Industry in Hungary to establish an assembling plant and later start aircraft manufacturing in Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, expressed...

FG Orders Immediate Resumption Of Domestic Flights Catering Services       Catering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are to resume on domestic flights immediately, the Federal Government declared on Monday. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this at the briefing of the Presidential...

Kano International Flights Suspension Causing Revenue Losses – Sirika       The continued suspension of international flights to and from the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, is denying the Federal Government a lot of revenue, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday. Sirika said this...

Airports Concession, Others Will Go Ahead Despite Opposition – FG         Moves to concession Nigeria’s four major airports and the establishment of a national carrier are still on course and the results will materialise soon, the Federal Government said on Monday. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika,...

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...