….amid AON’s opposition to project, subsisting court order In what appears a confirmation of the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to walk its talk on the national carrier project, a Nigeria Air aircraft, which was earlier sighted early today at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia, has reportedly landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, […]
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FG Approves Abuja, Kano Airports’ Concession, Renames Aviation Ministry
The Federal Government has announced the approval of the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The approval of the two airports’ concession was part of the decisions taken at Federal Executive Council’s (FEC’s) meeting on Wednesday chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari Giving this hint during […]
Aviation Workers To Commence 2-Day Warning Strike Monday
Aviation workers in the country have alerted of their plans to embark on two-day warning strike from Monday over alleged failure to implement the conditions of service agreement between their unions and some aviation agencies. The leaders of the major aviation sector unions, comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services […]
Airport Concession: Sirika Assures Workers On Job Safety
The Federal Government on Thursday assured workers in the troubled aviation sector that the planned concession of major airports in the country would not lead to job loss. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, who made this pledge during a meeting National Stakeholders in the sector in Abuja, explained that the concession of the […]
Trapped Funds: CBN To Disburse $120Mn To Foreign Airlines
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the Federal Government will disburse $120 million to international airlines plying the Nigerian routes next Monday, October 31, to partly offset their trapped funds in the country. The governor disclosed that the decision was taken at a meeting between the leadership of […]