Nigeria Air project
8 Jan
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, has denied announcing plans to revive the controversial Nigerian Air deal with Ethiopian Airlines. Kana made this clarification in response to speculation surrounding remarks he made during his inaugural statement at the ministry’s handover ceremony. “Since my inaugural statement on…
7 Aug 2024
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has described the bidding approval and unveiling processes of the botched Nigeria Air as a fraud. AON also alleged that the failed project was set up to hoodwink Nigerians and kill the country’s indigenous airlines. The group’s President, Abdulmunaf Yunusa, in a statement, lauded Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,…
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