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Nigeria Air: Court grants Ex-aviation minister, daughter, N100m bail each

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, granted the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, bail on Thursday. The ex-minister’s daughter, Fatimah Hadi Sirika, and his inlaw, Jalal Hamma were also granted bail by the court, according to The Punch. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Sirika, his daughter, son-in-law, and […]

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Nigeria Air: Ex-aviation minister, daughter to face trial over alleged N2.7bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will today indict the immediate Past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on an allegedly N2.7 billion fraud linked to a botched Nigerian Air project unless any last-minute changes are made. Sirika, his daughter Fatimah, and two others will appear before Justice Sylvanus Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High […]

EFCC arrests Buhari ex-minister over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud
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EFCC arrests Buhari ex-minister over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The Punch reports that the Sirika arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday Sirika is currently with EFCC investigators to answer questions on alleged […]

Air Peace accuses ex-aviation minister Sirika of 'blatant lies'
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Air Peace accuses ex-aviation minister Sirika of ‘blatant lies’

Air Peace’s chief operating officer, Toyin Olajide, has revealed that the former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, lied about some of the assertions he made on Air Peace during his Sunday Interview with Arise TV. While praising Ethiopian Airlines, Sirika claimed that Air Peace had leased “two” Boeing 777 aircraft for a monthly lease fee of $250,000. The planes […]

Foreign airlines increase airfare by 20%
Aviation

Why FG expanded Lagos airport passenger terminal – Sirika

By Wilson Adekumola   The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has explained why the Federal Government has expanded the passenger terminal at the airport in Lagos.   Sirika explained these plans while speaking at the inauguration of expansion of the first phase of the General Aviation Terminal, Terminal Zulu in Lagos, saying the new facility […]

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FG to establish maintenance centre for aviation sector

The Federal Government is set to establish a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Centre through Public Private Partnership to reposition the aviation sector in the country.   The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this in Abuja at the third edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration (PMB) Scorecard 2015-2023″ programme.   According to him, the […]

Why others must envy, copy Lagos - Aviation Minister
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Why others must envy, copy Lagos – Aviation Minister

  The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has lauded the Lagos State for its growing economy, adding that the state should be emulated. Sirika said this while presenting the approval for the new Lekki-Epe airport to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on behalf of the Federal Government. The presentation was held at the Lagos […]

Airports concession: FG moves to proposals request stage
Aviation

N1.04tn lost to overseas aircraft repairs in 2021 – FG

Nigeria lost $2.5bn (about N1.04tn at the official exchange rate of N415.63/$) to other countries in 2021 for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services on Nigerian aircraft and other facilities, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. It disclosed this through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the FAAN National Aviation Conference in Abuja, stressing […]

Flights to South-South most expensive - NBS
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Airlines to suspend operations Monday, aviation fuel hits N700 per litre

Airline operators in the country, on Friday, declared that they would halt operations from Monday following the jump in the price of aviation fuel, popularly called JetA1, from N190/litre to N700/litre. In a letter to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, which was copied to the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Musa Nuhu, the airlines […]