Lawmakers Review Six Aviation Bills       House of Representatives has begun a review of six aviation bills as part of efforts to reposition the industry for efficiency. Speaking at the opening of a three-day public hearing, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the House was...

Private Sector Shuns Reps Hearing On Buhari’s Aviation Bills       Relevant stakeholders especially in the private sector were conspicuously absent from a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on six executive bills on the aviation sector on Tuesday. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, while declaring the...

$500m Chinese Debt Sparks Confusion In Airport Concession       Federal Government’s plan to concession airports has run into difficulties over an existing debt and pact with China to build four new terminals at the cost of $500 million. The “concession within concession”, according to the coalition of...

Reps Seek Indefinite Suspension Of Airports’ Concession         The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend indefinitely the plan to concession airports until all issues have been addressed. The House Committee on Aviation, which criticised the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for failing to...

Lawmakers Rally Behind Nigeria Air, Flag Carriers To Deepen Stake In AfCFTA   The House of Representative Committee on Aviation has rallied behind the proposed national carrier to deepen Nigeria’s stake in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) pact. The new chairman of the committee, Nnolim...