House Aviation Committee Chair Asked Me For 5% - Sirika   The Immediate past minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said it is mind boggling that the Nigeria Air is said to be shrouded in secrecy. Sirika also responded to the claims of the former Chairman of...

Reps Panel Seeks Forex Availability For Airlines       The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to make foreign exchange accessible to airlines. Nnaji, while addressing aviation correspondents on the sidelines of a conference in Lagos, said making...

FG Releases N5bn Aviation Bailout, Bars 22-year Aircraft From Nigeria       The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hassan Musa on Monday told the House of Representatives that the Federal Government had released N5bn out of the N26bn approved as COVID-19 intervention fund for the aviation...

FAAN Generated N30bn Revenue In Nine Months         The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said it generated N30bn as revenue between January and September 2020. The Managing Director, FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu, disclosed this on Tuesday when the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by its...

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,...

Reps Demand N50bn Airlines Bailout         The House of Representatives has said Nigeria’s aviation sector needs about N50bn to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic while dismissing the N4bn proposed by the Federal Government as grossly inadequate. The House Committee on Aviation, which addressed journalists in...