FAHAD TAHIR

C.E.O Kleva Giant International Company

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

Is that Yajuj and Majuj? 🙆🏽‍♂️😳

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Wow, the situation in Spain looks crazy!

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@justinbieber Drag on Bieber 💨😂

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@Zallyyyyyyyy From Success? 🤔

[Nasiru Fulatan @nkfulatan]

Why Kano First Airline Makes Economic Sense for Kano and Nigeria

The Kano State Government’s recent announcement to establish a state-owned airline, Kano First Airline, represents a bold and visionary step to reclaim Kano’s reputation as the commercial heartbeat of Nigeria and the Sahel.

Though met with some criticism, leadership requires foresight — looking beyond present challenges toward long-term prosperity and data-driven investment.

For decades, Kano has stood as a pivotal trade center for Northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and the Sahel.

Dawanau International Grain Market alone handles over ₦5 billion worth of transactions daily and over ₦1.5 trillion annually, making it the largest grain market in West Africa.

Kano’s Leather and Textile industry employs over 2 million people and accounts for 70% of Nigeria’s leather exports.

Kano International Airport processed over 300,000 passengers and 4,000 tons of cargo in 2025, yet 80% of cargo still moves by road due to limited direct airlift.

Yet despite this economic weight, Kano’s traders, farmers, and manufacturers remain reliant on airlines based in Lagos or Abuja. The result: higher fares, cargo delays, and missed market opportunities.

Today, a simple business trip from Kano to neighboring Niamey, Agadez in Niger Republic, N’Djamena in Chad Republic, or Cotonou in Benin Republic — a journey that should take less than 2 hours by direct flight — forces our people to first fly down to Lagos or Abuja. Sometimes they must even transit through Addis Ababa or Lomé.

That is time wasted, money lost, and opportunities missed.

Kano First Airline fixes this. A carrier headquartered in Kano will prioritize cargo routes for onions, tomatoes, ginger, hides & skin, and textiles, direct regional routes to Niamey, Agadez, N'Djamena & Cotonou, and passenger routes timed to Kano’s market days and business calendar.

A state-owned airline is not an expense. It is economic infrastructure. Here’s what it delivers:

1. Trade & Exports: Direct cargo flights can cut post-harvest losses from 40% to under 15% for perishables. A single cargo freighter can move 50 tons of onions to Jeddah or Dubai in 6 hours vs 14 days by road.
2. Cost Savings for Business: Business travel between Kano-Lagos-Abuja currently costs ₦250,000 - ₦400,000 return with poor schedules. A Kano-based carrier can increase frequency and drive competition, saving Kano businesses an estimated ₦8 billion annually in travel costs.
3. Jobs: The aviation sector has a 1:8 job multiplier. Ethiopian Airlines employs 17,000 direct staff and supports over 1.2 million indirect jobs. Kano First Airline is projected to create 15,000 direct and indirect jobs in the first 5 years in engineering, logistics, catering, and ground handling.
4. Investment Magnet: 73% of foreign investors cite “air connectivity” as a top 3 factor in location choice. Direct flights signal that Kano is open and serious.

The Ethiopia Model: How One Airline Lifted a Nation’s Economy
Critics ask if a state or country can build prosperity around an airline. Ethiopia already proved it.

Ethiopian Airlines Data:
1. Contributes 7.5% to Ethiopia’s GDP and is the country’s largest foreign exchange earner, bringing in over $2 billion annually.
2. Carries over 14 million passengers and 700,000 tons of cargo yearly, connecting 130+ destinations.
3. Made Addis Ababa Africa’s #1 aviation hub. This hub status alone attracted hotels, conferences, and logistics companies, creating an aviation ecosystem worth $4 billion.
4. Enabled Ethiopia’s agricultural exports. Flowers and vegetables that used to rot now reach Europe in 8 hours, growing agri-exports from $200 million in 2010 to over $1.2 billion in 2024.

Ethiopia is landlocked with fewer natural resources than Nigeria. Yet by investing in connectivity, it turned its airline into the engine of its economy.

[Iran Mil Updates @tvir_X]

🚨 At exactly 6:00 a.m., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared:

"We are a great nation, no one can touch us."

​At exactly 10:00 a.m., Iran launched heavy bombardment on Israel, causing panic and chaos across the Zionist entity. ⏰🇮🇷🇮🇱💥

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@bb_khamees 😂😂

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@AbbaM_Abiyos Gaskiya ta fara halinta 😂😂

[Comrade Abiyos Roni. @AbbaM_Abiyos]

Da ina ganin laifin Abba da ya bar Kwankwaso, ashe ya fini ilimi kan Kwankwaso.

- Sanata Rufa’i Sani Hanga

[Enitan Bello @enitandev]

Please take 13 minutes of your time this morning to watch this exchange between the Minister of Finance @taiwoyedele and the Senate Committee on Finance

A lot of the videos I saw before I searched cut out the minister's response and emphasized only the Senators' questions.

[Sulaiman Uwaisu Idris @KafinHausaa]

"Where are this money going too? Why is the budget not being implemented? This is a breach of the law and an impeachable offence. Release the funds!"

~ Senator Mohammed Tahir Munguno to the Minister of Finance, Oyedele

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@AAD_EL_Rufai @elrufai @UN_HRC @Mediapart @UN @realDonaldTrump @EUCouncil @FranceONUGeneve @Trial @ecowas_cedeao @amnesty Fee Mallam

[Assab Aichatou Djibril @AAD_EL_Rufai]

Today exactly 152 Days @elrufai in detention

"We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from..." @UN_HRC @Mediapart @UN @EmmanuelMaceon @realDonaldTrump @EUCouncil @FranceONUGeneve @AmnestUSA @Trial @ecowas_cedeao @amnesty
Where's the justice? #freeelrufai

[Haleema Abubakar🌹 @Miss_Halimatu]

Welcome our new sister to Islam, mashaaAllah 🙏👇❤️

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@Miss_Halimatu @manxoss Allahu Akbar

[𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁 @GodswillChemist]

Simple natural habits can support your body in powerful ways.

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

BREAKING: Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s personal physician, Prof. Abubakar Bello, who last week cried out after allegedly being denied access to his patient, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has now reportedly been arrested by the ICPC.

This development comes shortly after images of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai with the ADC Kaduna State governorship candidate, Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan surfaced.

[Rt. Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru @IsaAshiruKudan]

Today, I met with my brother and National Leader @elrufai.
Our conversation has only deepened our resolve. The ADC in Kaduna is not merely ready, we are fully ABLE to dislodge the incompetent APC-led administration that has failed the good people of our state.

Enough of the hardship, enough of the excuses. With unity, courage and the will of the people, we will rescue Kaduna and restore justice, development and dignity.

Kaduna! 2027 is our year of redemption.

[𝔸b𝕒𝕫𝕫 @abazwhyllzz]

Nobody is even talking about these children in the bush again. Ahhh💔

[Zagazola @ZagazOlaMakama]

Nobody want to report this. Peaceful Fulani youths attacked and Beheaded by Berom Youths in targeted killing.

They did not leave the heads, they took them away.

When will this madness end

[FAHAD TAHIR @Iam_YoungG]

@sowore Let’s get Nigeria working again my presido 👏🏾👏🏾