Toward A New Direction For The National Carrier
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The recent suspension of the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, has elicited mixed feelings across the nation. The name and logo of the flag carrier had been unveiled with so much promise at the Farnborough Air Show in Britain in July. Operations were due to begin this December. The pivotal point was that the airline would be private sector-driven. Gov Obiano and President Buhari The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, stated: “It is a business, not a social service. The government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it. The investors will have full responsibility for this.” Unfortunately, the drive was suddenly suspended on September 19. The suspension may in the end be a blessing in disguise, for according to Clark G. Gilbert and Matthew J. Eyring in their article entitled “Beating the Odds When You Launch a New Venture” published in the Harvard Business Review on Succeeding As An Entrepreneur of 2011, “When an entrep...