The U.S.-based aviation marketing company handling the sale of Nigeria’s presidential Boeing 737-700 Business Jet has quietly removed the aircraft from its listings, raising fresh questions about the status of the long-announced sale.
Checks by The PUNCH on JetHQ’s website showed that the jet, previously advertised on the platform, has now been delisted. When contacted, JetHQ’s Manager of Market Research, Laurie Barringer, confirmed via email that the company no longer has the aircraft on offer.
“We no longer have the listing on the Boeing. You will need to reach out to the Nigerian Government for information as to what has become of the aircraft,” Barringer wrote.
Attempts to obtain clarification from the Office of the National Security Adviser were unsuccessful, as media aide Ismail Garba has yet to respond days after promising feedback.
The disappearance of the listing comes months after the Federal Government placed the aircraft for sale in July 2025 as part of President Bola Tinubu’s cost-cutting and fleet rationalisation efforts. However, by October 2025, the jet remained unsold.
Email correspondence at the time indicated the aircraft was still available, though JetHQ declined to share detailed information, citing proprietary restrictions.
The Boeing 737 BBJ underwent refurbishment at AMAC’s Basel facility in July 2024, including first-class seat upgrades, new cabin carpeting, and major C1–C2 inspections. Industry data places the average market value of a pre-owned BBJ at around $56 million, depending on configuration and maintenance history.
Purchased for $43 million under former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005, the aircraft has served within the Presidential Air Fleet for two decades. Its sudden delisting now raises speculation about whether the government has concluded, paused, or reconsidered the sale process.
