FG Suspends National Carrier, Nigeria Air Indefinitely
Following the announcement of National Carrier, Nigeria Air two months ago, in London by State Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, which has caused mixed reaction among Nigerians for using 1.5 Billion Naira for the designing of the logo through contracted brand agency in Bahrain.
Nigeria Air.
Unveiled 1:18pm, 18/07/18.
Bringing Nigeria closer to the world.
Launching December 2018.
Domestic, regional and international Airline.
Fully private sector led. #NigeriaAir pic.twitter.com/RlfpF0NXZu
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) July 18, 2018
The Federal Government has suspended the National Carrier, Nigeria Air, procurement indefinitely. The Minister of State Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen.
He said the federal government took the decision to suspend the procurement of Nigeria Air at the federal executive council meeting. Sirika didn’t give any specific reasons for the suspension.
I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honoured. We thank the public for the support as always.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
— Hadi Sirika (@hadisirika) September 19, 2018
More details to follow…
