A Lagos Federal High Court yesterday nullified the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. Immediate past Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika brokered the deal under ex-President Muhamudu Buhari’s administration. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, who presided over the case, declared the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines as null and void. The court delivered the verdict while determining the issues in …

As part of the ongoing probe of the N2.6 billion allegedly spent on Nigeria Air, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debriefed top officials of Ethiopian Airlines on some of its findings on the botched project. According to The Nation, yesterday, during the interface, the team led by Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew claimed …

The federal government has announced the indefinite suspension of the Air Nigeria Airline project. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this at the ministerial briefing to celebrate the first year of President Tinubu’s administration. According to him, the airline was never a Nigerian airline but instead, an attempt to impersonate a foreign airline operating in Nigeria. His words, “It …

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was investigating the controversial ‘Nigeria Air’ project deal sealed by the federal government during the tenure of ex-aviation minister, Hadi Sirika. Keyamo, who disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday night, said: “The EFCC is investigating that …

The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committee on Aviation to summon a former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika for a briefing on the status of the Air Nigeria project. He is to brief the committee on the project – from the point he handed it over and provide insights into a wide range of controversies and allegations surrounding the project. …

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew, has said the airline won’t reject any decision by the Federal Government to either suspend indefinitely or resume the national carrier project. Tasew, who stressed that the East African carrier did not initially show interest in participating in the Nigeria Air project, said the decision to submit a bid for …

Former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has finally reacted to controversies surrounding the unveiling of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, 48 hours before his exit. The purported Nigeria Air was discovered to be a hired aircraft from Ethiopian Airline, repainted and rebranded in Nigeria colours. The scam has put the country in bad light globally. However, Sirika has …

Some Nigerians on the internet have called for the arrest and prosecution of the immediate past Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, after the Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dayo Olumide disclosed that the aeroplane that landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 26, 2023, was a chartered one from Ethiopia Airlines. Olumide made this known while answering …

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has directed the Federal Ministry of Aviation and its partners in the Nigeria Air project to immediately suspend flight operations and every other action with respect to the airlines. The resolution came during an investigative hearing as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and other stakeholders appeared before the committee. In a resolution …

The controversy of Nigeria Air deepens over the weekend as the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) restated its opposition to the process, particularly the alleged violation of a court order by the Federal Government. On Friday evening, an airplane from Nigeria Air landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. An aircraft in Nigeria Air colours was earlier reported to …