Local Airlines To Gain From Air Pacts – Onyema       Chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema applauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to ratify the bilateral air service agreements (BASAs) with the United States, India, Morocco and Rwanda. He said the signing “is yet another...

Buhari Signs Air Service Pact With USA, Others       The President Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the instruments of ratification of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Nigeria and the United States of America, India, Morocco and Rwanda. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in...

FG Lifts Emirates Ban As UAE Begins Nigerians’ Visas Renewal       The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday said the Federal Government had decided to allow Emirates Airlines to start flying into Nigeria after banning the carrier from the country more than a week ago. On...

2021 Budget: Don’t Reduce Aviation’s Vote, Sirika Begs NASS       The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Monday pleaded with the National Assembly not to reduce the budgetary allocation to his ministry. He made the appeal when he appeared before the Senate Joint Committee on Finance...

International Flights May Resume September - Minister     The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has given the indication that international flights from Nigeria might resume in September 2020. On March 23rd 2020, Nigeria shut down its airspace as part of measures to curtail the spread of...

Domestic Flights Can’t Resume June 21 – Fed Govt     The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not feasible to open the airspace for commercial flights to begin operations again on June 21, 2020. According to the government, it will be disastrous to allow domestic flights...