Nigeria Air.
12 Jun 2023
Connected Development (CODE), a renowned pan-African organization dedicated to empowering marginalized communities, has taken a significant step in its pursuit of transparency and accountability. The organization has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Federal Ministry of Aviation regarding the Nigeria Air scandal. In an official letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary of…
12 Jun 2023
Air Peace has countered the claims made by the former Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika on Nigeria Air, saying that the outgone government official lied on national Television (TV).
12 Jun 2023
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) spokesman, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has revealed that Nigeria Air has no single shareholder in its records at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
12 Jun 2023
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called for the immediate arrest and probe of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over the role he played in the Nigeria Air scandal.
9 Jun 2023
Disturbed by happenings in the nation’s aviation sector, Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has demanded arrest and investigation of former Minister of Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, for alleged fraud.
8 Jun 2023
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the arrest of the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over what it described as the “fraudulent” Nigeria Air.
7 Jun 2023
The Interim Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Captain Dayo Olumide has confessed that the recently unveiled national Airline was after all a chartered aircraft from Ethiopia.
7 Jun 2023
Nigerians woke up to the news of the unveiling of Nigeria Air on Friday, May 26, 2023. The Federal Government of Nigeria has been on this national carrier project for a long time, so it is good to see that finally, the project is at this present stage.
2 Jun 2023
A coalition of youth and women groups with core interest in development strategies and accountability, Generation Next Collective (GNC), has described the controversy trailing inauguration of Nigeria Air and opposition by private operators as unhealthy, selfish and unpatriotic.
27 May 2023
The Federal government yesterday unveiled the national carrier, Nigeria Air, with the target to generate $1 billion revenue within five years. A Boeing 737-800 series with 180-passenger capacity was unveiled yesterday by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika
26 May 2023
Airline operators and aviation stakeholders, yesterday, kicked as the Federal Government mulled the delivery of two Nigeria Air airplanes today, to herald the takeoff of the controversial national carrier.
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