Why We Rejected 90% Of Airlines Applications For Expatriates – FG(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has stated that it has rejected over 90 percent of the applications by airline operators for expert quotas in their business. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in his office in Abuja. “Government is not going to lord it on Nigeria Air how they operate, but we are warning the owners of Nigeria Air that Nigerian jobs are paramount. “And I can guarantee you that 90 percent of the applications are rejected. The minister said the federal government had been receiving applications from airlines to bring in airplanes into Nigeria on a daily basis.