Though there were no injuries and fatalities recorded in the incident, the runway was closed “pending the towing of the aircraft from the runway.”
Aviation minister Hadi Sirika has promised aviation workers to implement conditions of service of the agencies under the ministry’s supervision.
The Ethiopian government says it hopes the partnership “will open new vistas for partnership in other areas – political and economic.”
The planned shutdown is due to an increase in aviation fuel price from N190 to N700 per litre.
“Nigeria needs a national airline. There is an enormous business case for the national carrier. Nigerians are seeking to travel all over the world.”
The minister said the airport would expose the state’s agricultural potential to the international market.
Mr Sirika…said ‘’imposition of vaccine passports is specifically against the African continent.’’
