Tag: Sirika
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New national carrier to take off by December, says Sirika
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has restated that the proposed national airline for the country would be unveiled before the end of the year. Sirika, who gave the assurance while receiving the outline business case certificate of compliance from the Director General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Chidi Izuwah, said the…
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Abuja airport runway, disaster waiting to happen, 6 weeks of closure sacrosanct, says Sirika
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has warned that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway has totally failed and is a disaster waiting to happen. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Sirika gave the warning when he received the Coalition for Civil Society Group on Friday in Abuja. He said the government was determine to…
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Sirika appears before Senate, insists on 6 weeks closure of Abuja Airport
Following public outcry against the proposed full closure of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja for six weeks, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika on Thursday appeared before the Senate to justify his ministry’s proposed action. Addressing the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, the Minister said the decision to shut down the airport…
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Nigerian national airline to commence operations this year – Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said Nigeria will reestablish her national carrier before the end of 2017 and it will be majorly private sector-driven. The minister made this known while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. Sirika said the project would be private sector driven, and that the federal government may…
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Sirika to meet stakeholders Thursday over Abuja Airport reconstruction
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, will on Thursday engage the Industry’s Stakeholders on issues arising from the proposed closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for repairs on its runway. Sirika disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation on…
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FG to close Abuja airport for 6 weeks
The Federal Government has announced that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be closed between February and March next year in order to carry out total reconstruction of its runway. According the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who spoke with journalists yesterday, the airport runway would be shut for six weeks…