Minister of Aviation
The former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika said the lawmaker that condemned the launch of Nigeria Air had demanded 5 per cent shares of the airline. At a public hearing, Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, called the flag off of Nigeria Air a fraud during Nnaji also gave it […]
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika has assured that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has been opened for operation just a few hours after a tyre burst at the runway on Sunday. While regretting all inconvenience, the Minister assured that the affected aircraft had been towed away and the runway swept, […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on the United Kingdom to recall the deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones for attempting to involve himself in politics. In a tweet on his Twitter page on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode questioned the UK envoy’s competence as […]
The Federal Government says it is closely monitoring the activities of the popular micro-blogging, Twitter, following the recent ownership change of the platform. CrownFm reports that the acquisition of Twitter, by Musk began on April 14, 2022, and was concluded on October 27, 2022, after months of back and forth, lawsuits and verbal […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has frowned at foreign airlines selling tickets in dollars, warning that government would not take it kindly with those caught engaging in such violation of Nigerian laws. Sirika gave the warning while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the virtual meeting of […]
Emirates Airlines has announced the suspension of its flights from Nigeria with effect from September 1, 2022. The airline’s decision was due to the inability to repatriate its funds from Nigeria. Recall that the airline had in a leaked letter to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said it would reduce its […]
One of the biggest Middle East carriers, Emirates Airlines, has offered to help set up Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. It is not clear if Emirates Airlines bided for the job after the Federal Ministry of Aviation advertised for expression of interest for the private sector. Mr. James Odaudu, the Special Assistant, Public […]
The Federal Government has started moves to avert the impending nationwide strike by aviation workers. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this at a meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Aviation and the aviation workers unions on Monday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the aviation workers, under […]
President Buhari has assured Nigerians that the abduction of female students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, will be the last to happen. This was conveyed in a statement by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika in Zamfara who led a high-powered federal government delegation to sympathize with the people and government […]
-
Pages
Crown FM Onitsha