Indications emerged Wednesday that Nigeria’s national airliner, Air Nigeria, will begin operations in April next year. Sirika said the national carrier will be run by a company in which the Nigerian government will hold a 5% stake, Nigerian entrepreneurs holding 46%, while the remaining 49% will be reserved for yet to be assigned strategic equity partners, including foreign investors. He further explained that the national carrier, when operational, will create about 70,000 jobs for Nigerians. Sirika recalled that over 400 thousand Nigerians participated in choosing the name which was launched in 2018. This airline will pick up and start, by God’s grace, on or before April 2022.”

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2021 17:29 UTC