BREAKING: Court Voids Sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines

A Federal High Court in Lagos State nullified the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines on Monday. The court ruled the sale invalid after considering the issues presented in the lawsuit. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ordered the Federal Government to halt its plans to establish Nigeria Air.

The judgment favored the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria and five other aviation stakeholders. Justice Lewis-Allagoa granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, except for the request for N2 billion in damages.

The plaintiffs in the case were the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, and Topbrass Aviation Limited. The defendants included Nigeria Air Limited, Ethiopian Airlines, former Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, the Federal Ministry of Aviation, and former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami.

The plaintiffs sought to nullify the entire bidding and selection process for the Nigeria Air project and the approval and selection of Ethiopian Airlines by the defendants.