NOVEMBER 23, 2020 The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said he has received the first batch of three training aircraft for the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State. Sirika, who shared the news via his Twitter handle on Sunday, said that there was no better aviation safety than having well trained and … Read more
UAE, visas, Nigerians Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has confirmed that The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would begin issuance of visas to Nigerians from Thursday, October 8, 2020. On September 30, Sirika announced that the UAE had written to say that they agree to issue visas to Nigerians, a development that led to the … Read more
The federal government on Friday announced withdrawal of the approval granted to Emirates to conduct international flight operations in the country. Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the announcement via a post on his Twitter handle. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had, in a memo earlier in September, included Emirates in the list of … Read more
– Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister and others absent as court resumes hearing of case against Abba Kyari’s funeral attendees – Recall that the former Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, died of COVID-19 and the attendees were allegedly accused of violation of Covid-19 protocols at his funeral – Activist lawyer, … Read more
The federal government has read the riot act to politicians and other affluent persons who act with impunity at the airport. Speaking on Thursday at the presidential taskforce on COVID briefing, the minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the law gives room to prosecute passengers who wayward at the airport. The minister said the punishment … Read more
Barely two weeks after the Federal Government reopened some airports in the country for domestic flight with an option of passengers arriving at the airport three hours before their flight, the government has now announced that travelers can now arrive at the airport one hour thirty minutes before their flight. This was disclosed by Minister of … Read more
The minister for aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday, announced that domestic flight in Lagos and Abuja airports would resume on July 8, 2020. Sirika who made this announcement via his official Twitter page, said while operations would resume at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe Airport in Abuja on July 8, other airports … Read more
The Federal Government has sanctioned a British airline, Flairjet, for operating commercial flights into Nigeria without approval. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Sunday via his Twitter handle. He said the airline contravened section 1.3.3 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2015. Sirika said the airline’s “callous misdemeanor” has been reported … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to over 100,000 jobs in the aviation sector says Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Hadi Sirika stated this on Wednesday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Sirika stated that the aviation sector has been dealt a severe blow by the pandemic, noting that airlines have … Read more