Air Nigeria, the country’s official airliner would take off in April 2022, according to Sen. Hadi Sirkia, Minister of Aviation.
When Air Nigerian eventually takes off, no fewer than 70,000 Nigerians would get direct and indirect jobs through it.
The Minister spoke to State House Correspondents, on Wednesday, following the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, in Abuja.
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The meeting was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Sirika, the national carrier would be controlled by entrepreneurs in which the government will own 5%, Nigerian entrepreneurs will own 46%, and the other 49% will go to yet-to-be-assigned strategic equity partners, including foreign investors.
