FG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO OPERATIONALIZE SOKOTO HAJJ AIRPORT AHEAD OF 2026 PILGRIMAGE. (PHOTO).

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 FG Reaffirms Commitment To Operationalize Sokoto Hajj Airport Ahead Of 2026 Pilgrimage The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development announced that the Sokoto State Hajj Airport is set to become operational ahead of the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage. The Minister of Aviation and Eerospace Festus Keyamo reaffirmed this commitment during a meeting with Sokoto State Governor Dr. Ahmed Aliyu. Keyamo highlighted Sokoto's importance for Hajj operations and assured that relevant agencies are working to meet necessary infrastructure and operational requirements. He directed officials to identify and address potential bottlenecks. Governor Aliyu says the airport project is 90% completed and funded by the state government with five aircraft being acquired. He appealed for expedited approvals to operationalize the airport for the 2026 Hajj. The Ministry remains committed to enhancing aviation infrastructure under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda. One more photo below...

SUDAN CRISIS: ABOUT 7000 NATIONALS, INCLUDING NIGERIANS STRANDED AT EGYPTIAN BORDER.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.




*PRESS RELEASE* 


 SUDAN CRISIS: ABOUT 7000 NATIONALS, INCLUDING NIGERIANS STRANDED AT EGYPTIAN BORDER



 *Abuja: Friday, April 28, 2023.* 


Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), has called on those concerned with passages and movement of persons and services along contiguous borders of Sudan to create a humane condition for about 7000 Nationals, including Nigerians to have unfettered access to their various destinations. 


Dabiri-Erewa said

over 7000 nationals, including Nigerians are not being allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival late Thursday evening .


She added that the Nigerian mission in Egypt has been working tirelessly on this as the Egyptian authorities are insisting on visas by fellow Africans to transit back to their countries.


She appealed to the Egyptian authorities to kindly allow the already traumatised travellers to transit to their final destinations in various countries in Africa. 


 *E-signed,* 

Gabriel Odu, 

Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM. 

Abuja.

 

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