NIGERIAN AIRWAYS PROJECTED TO FILL UNEMPLOYMENT GAP UPON OPERATIONS NEXT YEAR

The Nigerian air bill to commence operations next year is billed to provide sizable employment opportunities

NIGERIAN AIRWAYS PROJECTED TO  FILL UNEMPLOYMENT GAP UPON OPERATIONS NEXT YEAR
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The plan of the federal government to flag off the Nigerian airways next year with 5% ownership has been projected to generate about 70,000 jobs for the teeming unemployment  populations in the country.

The minister of aviation who made this known while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said such a national project would reduce unemployment in the nation.

He said the Federal Governmentis taking all possible steps to ensure the dream of establishing the Nigeria Air is realised in no distant time.

The Nigeria Air, when operational, would generate over 70,000 jobs. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday, approved April 2022 as the official date for the commencement of the operations of the Nigeria Air.

“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,” he said.

Sirika stated that FEC also approved N1.49 billion for the provision of Automated Civil Aviation Regulatory Equipment to be located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

According to him, the provision of the equipment, including the software support and training, will make all the activities of civil aviation easier and faster toward results oriented.

The software will allow all of activities of civil aviation regulations to be done electronically on one platform.

“These, including payments, follow-ups on personnel licenses, medicals, economic regulation of airlines, safety regulations of airlines and all other businesses within the envelope of civil aviation, will be monitored by this single software.


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