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In order to make indigenous airlines viable, the Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it had commenced moves that would compel any public servant travelling on a ticket bought with public funds to travel on a Nigerian carrier. According to the Minister of State for … Read more via...

Presidential hopeful Omoyele Sowore has said that national carrier Nigeria Air, which was launched in London last week, does not exist in any part of the world but only on its Facebook page. Speaking in Abuja on Monday night during a meeting with the members of the #TakeItBack … Read more via...

The Federal Government on Tuesday provided a breakdown of how the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, would be funded, stating that it would provide $55m upfront grant in order to ensure the take-off of the airline this year. The government also stated that it was … Read more via Punch...

The claim by the former AMCON Boss that $300m initial capital for the national carrier represents 5% of the initial capital is not only misleading but mischievous and unpatriotic..... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2NAgX1e Get more: Nigeria Business News

Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, has called on the Federal Government not to give free tickets to politicians and government officials that would patronize the services of the new national carrier. Runsewe, in an interview with … Read more...

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has dismissed insinuations that it is planning to use the assets of Aero Contractors and Arik Air, two troubled airlines under its management, to … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2A0o0OL Get more: Nigeria Business News

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government over the proposed national carrier. The party disclosed that the entire project is a huge scam, adding that the five percent government funding on the project is … Read more via Naijaloaded...

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The newly unveiled National Carrier, Nigeria Air has the potential to boost the nation’s economy if professionally managed, expert says. Prof. Hassan Oaikhenan of the Economics and... Read more via – The Sun Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2zYvZMk Get more: Nigeria Business News

The newly unveiled National Carrier, Nigeria Air has the potential to boost the nation’s economy if professionally managed, expert says. Prof. Hassan Oaikhenan of the Economics and Statistics Department, University of Benin, said this in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Friday... Read...

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the rebirth of the national carrier, this time called Nigeria Air. The Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika said at the Farnborough Airshow that the government will not own more than 5% of Nigeria Air and it will be fully private run. Read...

Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has just revealed that the name of the much awaited national carrier … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2NY4yoE Get more: Nigeria Business News

The federal government yesterday unveiled Nigeria Air as its new national carrier at the Farnborough air show in the U.K, however historical precedents of failure suggest it will be a near impossible task to pull off. While Hadi Sirika Minister of State for … Read more via BusinessDay ...

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday unveiled the name of Nigeria’s national carrier, as well as the logo at the Farnborough International Airshow in London. Sirika said the national carrier is Nigeria Air. During the unveiling, the minister said, “this will be a National...