President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Aviation to expedite action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country.

The President gave the directive while receiving briefing from officials of the Aviation Ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary, Binta Bello, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Speaking with State House correspondents after the briefing, Bello said the President was worried about Nigeria not having a national air carrier and has given instruction for new one to be established.

She also said the President was briefed on the challenges domestic airlines were facing despite federal government’s N300 billion intervention fund designed to boost their operations.

The airlines, she said, were hugely indebted to regulatory agencies under the Aviation Ministry, including other factors that have left some of the airlines still struggling to maintain optimum operational capabilities.

According to her, the four state-of-the-art terminals being constructed with Chinese Bank loan will be ready by first quarter of 2016.
http://thenationonlineng.net/buhari-orders-quick-action-on-new-national-airline/

Mouth action

What abt boko haram

Good one . Sai baba. It is an international shame for Nig not to have National Airline. Hope after you have left, they will not ground it again.

Good

- we can start by converting some of the presidential fleet to national carriers
- lucrative local routes are Lagos, abuja, kano and port harcourt respectively.
- lucrative international routes are Jerusalem,mecca
- others are South Africa, Dubai, China, london and US

We can partner Ethiopia Airlines for some of these destinations and use the presidential fleet as local commercials.

Great decision

Lalasticlala.....over and out

that will b good if actualized

No time to waste

I'm afraid what happened to the Nigerian Airways will likely happen again. Liquidation - when Buhari would have left office. Ask OBJ.

Long overdue. How could the 'giant of Africa' be 'jonzing' while countries like Kenya and Ethiopia have national carriers.

Good one.

WOCKHARDI:
I'm afraid what happened to the Nigerian Airways will likely happen again. Liquidation - when Buhari would have left office. Ask OBJ.

I share your pessimism, but pre-emptive measures can always be taken. It is a disgrace that we do not have a national carrier.

Lazy regimes will tell you Government has no business in business.

temitemi1:
What abt boko haram

Being murdered and massacred in their hundreds, or Nigeria should cease to function because of BH? Who let you out of room, go back and finish your home work!

Slow and steady wins the race.............
He is slow but he is also resolved in seeing "the new Nigeria" we will all be proud of cuz change is here to stay, all of us will enjoy the dividend of democracy that was denied for us for the past 16 years of our tiny democracy irrespective of either you are on the ruling party side or opposition, PDP can wail until they can no longer wail anymore cuz very soon all the investment and the resilience coupled with the dodgy tactics adopted by our president will start yielding positive result.
Sai Baba
Sai Seneir007
It's well with Nairaland and Naija

a very nice more. hope it will be achieved. OBJ really flopped there after the whole noise then

How will the National Airline be financed

Do we really need a national airline?

"The sound of caterpillar engine does not equate to speed" indeed. This administration and mouth action are siamese twins. Check out:

Directive to probe NNPC
Directive to recover looted funds
Directice to clean up Ogoni land (without minister o)
Directive for national airline.
The list goes on and on.

So so directives within 24 hours!

Waiting for directives to make #1 =$1

Big lie

Nice one..

Okay

D

Good

temitemi1:
What abt boko haram

My robot, from the day i lost ur remote control u have totally gone on rampage, not to worry, i am working on a new one.