23rd October, 2022
By Ismaila Chafe
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the promised national carrier, Nigeria Air, will commence flight operations on or before December this year.
The president gave the assurance at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat in Abuja.
According to him, the establishment of the National Carrier for Nigeria is at 91 per cent completion, saying the feat is being boosted by the certification of Lagos and Abuja International Airports by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
He said Kano and Port Harcourt airports are undergoing similar certification processes.
Nigeria Air gulps N14.6 billion, under five percent of the government’s equity share.
The Federal Government had already taken delivery of nine out of the 20 training aircraft meant for the smooth preparation for the project.
NAN