The Federal Government says the Federal Ministry of Aviation has been renamed as the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday, moments after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sirika …
Read More »Senate can’t stop demolition work at Lagos Airport – Minister
The Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, Wednesday, said the Senate cannot stop the ongoing demolition of offices belonging to agencies doing aviation activities at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Wednesday during a briefing after the Federal Executive Council presided over by President …
Read More »Military Aircraft Incident Kills all Passengers on Board
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on a military operation has crashed on the runway of Abuja Airport on Sunday. In a brief statement by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said all the seven passengers in the aircraft died in the …
Read More »AfCFTA: Nigeria’s Aviation Sector Targets 5% Contribution to GDP by 2023
Stakeholders in the Nigerian transportation sector have identified efficient transportation system as a key element that would guarantee the competitiveness of the Nigerian private sector especially for trade in goods in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market. This was the central discussion at the ongoing workshop on ‘Nigeria …
Read More »Nigeria Announces Resumption of International Flights
The Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has announced that international flights will resume on August 29. The Minister made the announcement at the bi-weekly Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday. He said the airports will open in batches beginning with Lagos and Abuja. President Muhammad Buhari had in March …
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