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- The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved April 2022 as the official date for the commencement of the operations of the much-awaited Nigeria Air will most likely take place in April 2022
- The date of beginning the operation was approved by the Federal Executive Council
- The majority shares of 49 per cent of the Nigeria Air project will be owned by strategic equity partners, 46 per cent by Nigerians while the Federal Government will own five per cent of the shares, according to the minister of civil aviation.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved April 2022 as the official date for the commencement of the operations of the much-awaited Nigeria Air will most likely take place in April 2022. The date of beginning the operation was approved by the Federal Executive Council.
This was disclosed by  Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, when he along with Ministers of Transportation, and Finance, Budget and National Planning, Rotimi Amaechi and Zainab Ahmed, briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting.
The meeting was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, recently.
The majority shares of 49 per cent of the Nigeria Air project will be owned by strategic equity partners, 46 per cent by Nigerians while the Federal Government will own five per cent of the shares, according to the minister of civil aviation. The council also approved N1.49 billion for the provision of Automated Civil Aviation Regulatory Equipment to be located at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
