Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- The Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposal to revive the contracts for the failed Nigeria Air national carrier project, which was awarded by former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

The upper chamber described the contracts for the commencement of the failed airline as a waste of time, saying further discussions on the matter would be unproductive.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the resolution after senators debated a motion seeking to enforce the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and China.

The motion, sponsored by Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North), called on the Bola Tinubu administration to renegotiate the agreeme...