Nigeria: Govt Approves Billions for Construction of Five New Airports

The Federal Government has approved a sum of N106 billion naira, through the Federal Executive Council (FEC), to commence the construction of five new, world-class international airports.

Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah disclosed this in Abuja during a media briefing to update stakeholders on the development in the aviation sector.

Nigerians Surprised Over Lifting of Dana Airline Ban

Nigerians were surprised when the Federal Government, on Tuesday, September 4, announced the lifting of the suspension on the flight operations of Dana Airlines. Coming exactly 93 days after its Flight 992 crashed in Iju-Ishaga on the outskirts of metropolitan Lagos, with all 153 on board and another six on ground killed in a tragedy officially tagged the worst airline accident this year worldwide, mixed reactions were bound to follow in its wake, and they did.