The immediate younger brother of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, Abubakar Ahmad Sirika has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, invited Hadi Sirika, the immediate past Minister of Aviation, for questioning over the controversial national air carrier, Air Nigeria. The...
After keeping mute for a long time over the controversial Nigeria Air project, a national carrier envisioned by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and championed...
Air Peace’s Chief Operating Officer, Toyin Olajide, has described the comments made against the firm by the former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, as spurious. On Monday,...
A Northern group under the aegies of Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), has called for the arrest and prosecution of immediate past Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika over...
An anti-corruption advocacy group under the aegies of SecureWorld and Liberty Initiative for Peace (SELIP), has dragged outgoing Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, to the Economic and...
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has disclosed that Nigeria risks being banned from the airspace of the United States and European countries due to the...
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), an umbrella body of domestic airline operators in the country, have stated that the continuous insistence by the Minister of Aviation,...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Wednesday the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, would begin operation before May 29. Sirika ,who disclosed this to...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed on Sunday that his ministry paid N12 billion to purchase 10 firefighting trucks. In a post on his Twitter...
The proposed concession of Nigeria’s international airports has led to a court battle between aviation unions and the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, as well as...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would no longer permit strikes by aviation workers at the nation’s airports. The National...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of N2.29 billion for the procurement and assemblage of training aircraft and a simulator in Zaria,...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that foreign airlines ignored Nigerian government’s request to invest in Nigeria Air. Sirika said after approaching several international...
The Federal Government has revealed that no company made a bid for Port-Harcourt Airport as concession towards the privitisation of the nation’s airports was unveiled. Hadi...
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre expected to generate $185 million. The Acting Head of Media and...
Despite his inability to deliver on his promise of delivering a fully owned airline, Nigeria Air, almost three years after the launch of its logo in...
Foreign airlines operating in the nation have been threatened with sanctions by the Federal Government for refusing to take naira as payment for tickets. Hadi Sirika,...
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved a bilateral air service agreement with Kuwait. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this to State House correspondents after...
The Federal government has announced plans to take over some major airports owned by state governments. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation disclosed this in Abuja at...
Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, has said the country’s shortage of jet A1 and high cost will persist till the Dangote and Port Harcourt refineries...
Due to unresolved service conditions, employees of various agencies under the Ministry of Aviation have begun a two-day warning strike from Monday to Tuesday. During a...
Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, has pleaded with Nigerian airlines to postpone their planned shutdown on Monday due to the exorbitant cost of aviation...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide foreign exchange for the importation...
The Federal Government will issue the requests for proposal on the establishment of Nigeria Air to prospective investors on March 8. The proposal will help the...
Nigeria government may ban flights from the United Kingdom, Argentina, Canada, and Saudi Arabia from coming into Nigeria in a retaliatory move. The decision may be...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved April 2022 as the official date for the commencement of the operations by the country’s new national carrier,...
The Federal Government has criticised the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over its lopsided enforcement of Covid-19 protocols targeted at Nigerians. This disclosure was made on Monday...
After defeating former President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential polls in 2015, one of the first appointments President Muhammadu Buhari made was that of Capt. Hadi...
Against the backdrop of reports over a N14bn debt owed to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) the operator of...
The Federal Government on Thursday said airline operators in the country must refund passengers the full cost of their travel tickets after any two-hour delay. Particularly,...
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Aviation to invite the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to explain how bandits gained entrance into the...
Emirates Airline has been suspended from operating in Nigeria following its refusal to follow the COVID-19 directive issued to the company. Emirate was informed by the...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the Federal Government will open two airports for operation by end of March 2021, while two more airport will...
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of Osubi airport in Warri for daylight operations, a year after it’s closure. The airport was initially closed in...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, believes those who kidnap students in Nigerian schools do it to embarrass the Federal Government. He however added that the...
The Federal Government on Monday said it would go ahead with its planned airport concession despite widespread opposition to the plan. The Minister for Aviation, Hadi...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Sunday the Federal Government has acquired three new aircraft for the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria,...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday Nigeria would sign more Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with other countries next year. Nigeria signed the...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday the Federal Government had approved a N5 billion bailout to players in the nation’s aviation sector. The...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday the Federal Government would double the number of airports in Nigeria before the end of 2023 to...
The Federal Government’s plan to concession four major airports in Nigeria has been decried by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The four airports the government is...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday only approved airlines would be allowed into the Nigerian airspace when international flight operations resumed in the...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would soon undertake a major restructuring in the industry. The minister, who disclosed this...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday the Federal Government would enforce the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday Nigeria would resume international flights on August 29. Sirika, who announced this on his Twitter handle, however,...
Remi Tinubu’s script The Senate, on July 14, took an important step at stemming the tide of kidnapping in Nigeria. It passed a bill, sponsored by...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said international flights may resume before October. He gave the hint on his Twitter handle on Tuesday while he...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday the Federal Government had reduced the time travellers were expected to get to the airport. Sirika, who...
The Federal Ministry of Aviation has got President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to make sure all aides of public office holders and other Very Important Personalities (VIPs)...
