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The federal government has selected Ethiopian Airlines, ET, Consortium as preferred bidder for Nigeria Air. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, made this known during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja. According to him, ET scored 89 per cent out of 100 as regards the technical bid and 15 out of 20 as…
Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has suspended its plan to withdraw services over the prohibitive price of aviation fuel. The operators made the announcement on Sunday in a statement jointly signed by the operators and made available to journalists in Lagos. The suspension, they said, was to enable them begin a fresh round of dialogue…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted normal to above normal rainfall season in 2021 across the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday in Abuja made this known while presenting 2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction, SCP, produced by NiMet. The theme of the event is “Supporting the Economy to cope with the Challenges…
The Federal Government on Sunday reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, runway to flight operations. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, during the official opening ceremony in Enugu, said that domestic flight would start immediately while the international flight would begin on September 5. Sirika said that the project had cost Federal Government N10 billion.…
The planned resumption of international flights in Nigeria has been shifted to September 5 from the August 29 date, Minsiter of Avaition Hadi Sirika announced. The minister who spoke during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Thursday in Abuja, said the change in date was to allow for appropriate preparation…
The Federal Government on Monday said airlines would be fined $3,500 per passenger airlifted without negative COVID-19 test results as it prepared to open international flights. The Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sanni Aliyu, said this at the daily briefing of the PTF on in Abuja. Speaking on the new protocols that would…
As Nigeria prepares to resume international flights, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the country will apply the principle of reciprocity. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the minister explained that the principle pf reciprocity meant carriers from all countries that banned flights from Nigeria…
The Federal Government has announced that domestic flights will resume in the country on July 8. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, Mr. James Odaudu. It would be recalled that domestic flights were suspended on March 20…
The Federal Government has impounded an aircraft belonging to Flair Aviation for violating Nigeria’s ban on flights into the country. The aircraft said to belong to a United Kingdom company was said to have been found running commercial flight as opposed to the approval given it for humanitarian operations. As part of measures put in…
Nigeria’s airports will not be re-opened on April 23 as earlier scheduled by the Federal Government as the closure has been extended. Recall that the airports were shut on March 23 and promised to be reopened a month after, to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made…
