ABUJA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government announced Thursday its plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing on the establishment of a national carrier for Nigeria.
The signing will be held next week in the nation's capital Abuja, according to Hadi Sirika, the minister of state for aviation.
Sirika said Airbus of France had also indicated interest in partnering with the Nigerian government on the proposed national carrier and establishment of the maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in the country.
The official noted the government's determination to establish a national carrier and the maintenance, repair and overhaul facility was in a bid to reposition Nigeria's aviation sector.
The government has already announced the appointment of transaction advisers for the national carrier and the maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.
