Nigeria Still Needs A National Carrier

 By Adekunle Adekoya

Recently, the Senate was debating issues relating to the need to revive Nigeria Airways, our defunct national carrier, or the one that became a sakamanje run under the Buhari administration, called Nigeria Air.

The Senate rejected calls for the revival of Nigeria Airways and Air Nigeria, and instead urged the Federal Government to renegotiate and enforce Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Services agreements, BASA, with China to allow Nigerian airlines to operate direct flights to the Asian country.

The Disgraceful Partnership Between Nigeria And Ethiopian Airlines

 By Rotimi Fasan

A nation just as the peoples that constitute its being should have a healthy sense of self-worth. There is a kind of behaviour it must not be seen to engage in if it would not destroy the dignity of its people. Thus, even if it’s only for reasons of national pride, the proposed partnership between the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines, one that would see Nigeria outsourcing the management of its soon-to-be revived national carrier to Ethiopian Airlines, ought not to be followed through.

As with a relationship between a leader and their advisers, it is the prerogative of the leader to choose which piece of advice to take but the duty of their advisers is to offer honest advice that is neither tainted with fear nor favour. In this instance, many, if not most Nigerians, who have anything to say on the matter are opposed to the partnership. 

PhotoNews: Ethiopian Airlines Commences International Flights From Enugu

A few hours ago in Enugu, South East Nigeria,  Ethiopian Airlines made history by being the first international airline to take

 off from the Akanu Ibiam  International Airport, Enugu,

thus signalling the commencement of international 

flight operations at the airport.

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