Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared the sale of Nigeria Air Limited to Ethiopian Airlines null and void.

In his judgment today, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ordered that the proposed establishment of a national carrier called Nigeria Air by the Federal Government, should not be carried out.

The judge gave the order while granting the reliefs sought by the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria and five others in the aviation industry.

Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that all the reliefs sought are granted except for the relief asking for ₦2bn as damages for the injury suffered by the Plaintiffs as a result of their wrongful exclusion and the wrongful action; unlawful bidding and selection processes for the Nigeria Air project.

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