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FG Will Reopen Enugu Airport Before Easter 2020 – Sirika

October 24, 2019 5:20 am

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has given assurance that Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, would be reopened before the 2020 Easter celebration.

Sirika gave the assurance during the ministry’s budget defence before the House Committee on Aviation at the National Assembly, Abuja.

He also promised that the airport would be one of the best in the country at the end of the reconstruction work.

This is a departure from the earlier statement made by the minister that the airport would be reopened in time for the Christmas celebration this year.

Earlier in the month, President Muhammadu Buhari approved …

Enugu Airport: Rep Nnaji Lauds Buhari For Funds Approval

October 19, 2019 2:49 am

The House Committee Chairman on Aviation, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for granting the approval for ₦10 billion Special Intervention Fund for the reconstruction of the collapsed Akanu Ibiam International Airport, (AIIA) Enugu runway and associated facilities.

The approval was communicated to the South-east delegation during its visit to the Presidential Villa on Thursday. Reacting to the approval, Nnaji noted that the airport was critical to the people of South-east and environs because it was the only international gateway serving the entire region.

Nnaji …

Buhari Approves ₦10billion For Upgrading Of Enugu Airport

October 17, 2019 10:00 am

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of ₦10billion for the rejuvenation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State.

“I have approved the sum of 10 billion Naira for an Intervention fund for the upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu,” Buhari tweeted on Thursday.

“I have the assurance of the Minister of Aviation that the work will be done speedily and to the highest standards.”

Buhari reiterate his administration’s efforts to prioritise infrastructure development in every part of the country, stating that “It is our responsibility to ensure Nigeria’s infrastructure is fixed; we will keep doing …

Bayelsans celebrate as Bayelsa International Airport begins

February 15, 2019 2:24 am

I’ve delivered on another ambitious project, says Dicksom
Thousands of enthusiastic Bayelsans, yesterday, celebrated the landing of Governor Seriake Dickson and other guests, in the first airplane at the Bayelsa International Airport in Ammasoma, Southern Ijaw Council.

Youths, children and men thronged out in their numbers to celebrate the project undertaken by the Dickson administration.A Boeing 737 operated by Air Peace Airline also touched down on the 3.5-kilometre runway (the longest in Nigeria) about 1pm, minutes after the governor arrived the airport in a private aircraft to a rousing welcome from elated Bayelsans.

The jubilant crowd received the governor and …