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Nigeria Air: Reps to probe controversies trailing unveiling

Nigeria Air: Reps to probe controversies trailing unveiling

By Prince Okafor Following the controversial unveiling of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, with an Ethiopian Airline aircraft, the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has summoned the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr Emmanuel Meribole to an emergency meeting over the project. The committee headed by Honourable Nnolim Nnaji directed Meribole to come […]
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Nigeria Air: Lack of consultation with experts killed project – Stakeholders

Nigeria Air: Lack of consultation with experts killed project – Stakeholders

Aviation stakeholders and experts Thursday at the 4th quarterly Business Breakfast Meeting organized by the Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative,ASRTI, in Lagos unanimously said that lack of consultation with knowledgeable aviation experts led to the inability of the current Aviation Minister of State, Senator Hadi Sirika to midwife the suspended national carrier, Nigeria Air .

Probe the Nigeria Air mess

Probe the Nigeria Air mess

It was not surprising when three months ago, activities heightened towards  actualisation of the project. Minister of State, Aviation, Alhaji Hadi Sirika, indicated in May a deadline set by the President for the unveiling of Nigeria Air by December 2018. Then, on July 18, 2018, Sirika went to the Farnborough International Air show, London and unveiled the logo of the putative Nigeria Air.

Nigeria Air : PDP demands Sirika’s arrest

Nigeria Air : PDP demands Sirika’s arrest

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded for the arrest and immediate prosecution of the Minister of Aviation(State), Senator Hadi Sirika for allegedly using a “non-existent national carrier to defraud the nation to the tune of N1.2 billion.