The marketing agency managing the sale of Nigeria’s presidential Boeing 737-700 Business Jet has retracted the aircraft’s listing.
The jet, formerly available on the company’s website, was no longer accessible during our correspondent’s visit, according to The PUNCH.
In an email reply to our correspondent, Laurie Barringer, Manager of Market Research at JetHQ, affirmed that the company has removed the aircraft from its sales listings and referred more inquiries to the Nigerian authorities.
Thank you for your correspondence. The listing for the Boeing is no longer available. You must contact the Nigerian Government for information regarding the status of the aircraft. I value your time. The email stated, “Laurie Barringer, Manager of Market Research, JetHQ.”
The media adviser to the National Security Adviser, Ismail Garba, pledged to provide a response but has not yet fulfilled this commitment days later.
This development follows a report from October 2025 indicating that the plane, registered by the federal government in July 2025, had not been sold nearly four months after its listing on the international aircraft sales market.
At that time, email correspondence between our representative and JetHQ suggested that the aircraft remained accessible.
Marinell Nuevo, JetHQ’s Market Research Assistant, verified that the jet “remains available” but directed additional inquiries to Barringer.
Barringer then asserted that the company will refrain from revealing details beyond availability, characterizing such material as proprietary.
“We only disclose this information to the direct owner of the aircraft.” This is deemed confidential information. I trust you comprehend.
“The sole information we can offer is that the aircraft is still available for purchase,” Barringer stated.
Prior to its delisting, documents indicated that the plane underwent partial repair and inspections at AMAC’s Basel facility in July 2024, included first-class seat restoration, cabin carpet replacement, and significant C1–C2 inspections.
A pre-owned Boeing 737 BBJ has an average market worth of approximately $56 million, contingent upon its configuration and maintenance history, as reported by aircraftcostcalculator.com.
The aircraft was acquired in 2005 for $43 million during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo and has continued to be a component of the Presidential Air Fleet.
In July 2025, the Tinubu administration declared intentions to divest the plane as part of a cost-reduction and fleet optimization strategy in response to increasing public criticism of governmental expenditures.
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