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- 4 Jun 2025
Abbas Jega, Ex-AMCON ED, Testifies, Says Arik Never Cooperated With AMCON
A former Executive Director at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Abbas Muhammed Jega, has shed light on the financial dealings between Arik Air and Union Bank, revealing that the…
- 30 May 2019
Arik Air Bags Century Group’s Courage and Safety Award
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier, was celebrated by oil and gas giant, Century Group on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 when the airline and its crew were presented with the award of courage and safety at…
- 6 Mar 2017
NAI Airport Closure, Arik Air Releases New Kaduna Schedule
Ahead scheduled six weeks’ closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from March 8, 2017, and the diversion of traffic to Kaduna Airport, Arik Air has released its flight schedule. Arik…
- 23 May 2019
Arik Air takes deliver of another aircraft from maintenance
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline on Thursday welcomed another aircraft fresh from maintenance overseas. The arrival of the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) is coming eight days…
- 30 Apr 2018
Arik Air spread its wings to Bauchi
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier is spreading its wings to Bauchi with the launch of flight services to the City from May 9, 2018. The airline will be operating three weekly flights from…
- 4 Mar 2018
Arik Air, Presidential Air Fleet Partners on capacity building
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier and Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on capacity building which empowers the airline to assist in imparting proficiency…
- 11 Mar 2018
Arik Air Spreads Its Wings to MMA2
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline is set to move all its Port Harcourt flights to Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) Lagos, from March 17, 2018 From that date, all daily flights to…
- 27 Mar 2018
Arik Air Bags Best Air Crew of the Year Award 2017
Arik Air, has been honoured with the prestigious Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards for the Best Air Crew of The Year 2017 Domestic route. The award which was presented to the airline at a…
- 7 Jun 2018
Arik Air Launches New Mobile App
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline, has introduced a new mobile booking app to further boost customer experience. The new mobile app makes booking, boarding, accessing products and services…
- 18 Dec 2018
Arik Air Bags Double Awards in Accra & Lagos
Arik Air, Nigeria's leading airline got double recognition at the weekend as the airline won awards in Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria. In Accra, the airline bagged award for the Most…
- 18 Feb 2019
Arik Air Introduces Fly to Vote Promo
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline has introduced a N16, 000 Fly to Vote promotion to encourage Nigerians travel to their respective wards to cast their votes in the rescheduled Presidential and…
- 13 May 2019
Arik Air adjusts schedule to cope with aircraft maintenance
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline has carried out adjustment on its scheduled operations to cope with the exigencies of its aircraft that are on mandatory maintenance. The airline’s fleet…
- 26 Aug 2019
Arik Air Expands Flight Operations
The management of Arik Air says it will commence flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta from Aug. 29. Arik Air Mr Adebanji Ola, Arik Communications Manager, made this known on Monday in Lagos. Ola…
- 12 Dec 2019
Arik Air resumes services to Asaba, Increases frequency to Owerri
Arik Air, Nigeria's leading airline has announced the resumption of flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta state. Starting from Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Arik Air will be operating daily…
- 17 Dec 2019
Arik Air Sweeps 3 Industry Awards
Arik Air, Nigeria's leading airline got triple recognition at the weekend, thereby carting away most of the awards in the industry in the airline category. L-R: Managing Director / Chairman, Nigeria…
- 14 Mar 2025
AMCON Vows to Recover N455bn Debt from Arik Air, Affiliates
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reaffirmed its commitment to recovering over N455 billion in debts owed by Arik Air Limited (in receivership) and its affiliated companies. …
- 28 May 2025
EFCC Witness Admits Writing Off Arik Air’s $2.3M Debt Amid N76Bn Fraud Trial
A former Group Executive Director of Union Bank PLC, Mr. Austine Obigwe, on Wednesday testified before the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, detailing how he wrote off a $2.3…
- 15 Oct 2025
EFCC Witness Admits Arik Air Had N71Bn Bad Loan Before AMCON Takeover
A prosecution witness in the ongoing criminal trial involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former AMCON Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Kuru, has admitted that Arik Air Limited…
- 8 Dec 2025
EFCC Arik Case: Witness Testifies on Receiver Manager Nominee’s Role in NG Eagle Shareholding
The 4th prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former AMCON Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, on Monday continued to give the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, ‘fresh insight’ into how the…
- 7 Aug 2017
Arik Air Receives IATA Ground Operations Certificate
Arik Air has become the latest African airline to be listed on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) registry. IGOM Registry displays companies who were…
- 13 Dec 2017
Arik Air resumes Abuja-Calabar, Abuja-Uyo routes
Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier is increasing its capacity ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations to enable customers celebrate the festive season with family and friends. The…
- 12 Jan 2018
Arik Assures Nigerians of Better Operations in 2018
By peter oluka The management of Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier has sent messages, thanking Nigerians and all travellers for their support in 2017, and assures customers of a brighter and better…
- 4 Feb 2018
Arik Air Resumes Garden City Express Flight from MMA2
Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier is resuming its Garden City Express which enables customers to fly direct to the heart of Port Harcourt City from MMA2 terminal in Lagos. The daily flight…
- 17 Jul 2018
Arik Air, Police Pledge Enhanced Cooperation to Boost Aviation Security
The management of Arik Air has pledged to enhance its cooperation with the Nigerian Police in a bid to further boost security at the nation’s airports. The airline said information sharing was…