We did not marginalise the north – Oduah
The Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has denied allegations of marginalising the north. The minister was recently accused of denying landing right to some foreign airlines at the Malam...
View ArticleEFCC intercepts N15.5b at airports, says Lamorde
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde yesterday said about N15.5 billion has been intercepted at the nation’s airports this year. The EFCC has filed 353 cases at...
View ArticleAirports remodelling commendable
SIR: Critics of the on-going remodelling exercise at the nation’s airports agree that something is wrong with the airports and the facilities therein. They agree that a lot is rotten with the system of...
View ArticleNAMA to begin 24-hour services at three airports
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will start 24-hour air traffic management services at three airports next month. According to its Managing Director, Mr Nnamdi Udoh, the airports are...
View ArticleDemuren seeks increased security at airports
There is an improvement in security at airports nation wide because of counter terrorism measures in place, the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, has said....
View ArticleAirports jammed
PASSENGER traffic and flight operations were at their peak yesterday at both the old and new domestic terminals of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Tickets were sold out. Many airport...
View ArticlePassengers stranded as strike cripples airports
Scores of air passengers were yesterday stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as unions at the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) embarked on an indefinite strike. The...
View ArticleNRC to link major sea and airports
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) will soon connect major sea and airports with an effective rail service, its Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has said. Baraje spoke in Lagos after members of...
View Article‘We’ve improved obsolete tools in airports’
AVIATION Minister Ms Stella Oduah yesterday said security and safety equipment in airports prior to July 2011 were obsolete and unserviceable. She said there was “poor management and governance...
View ArticleGovt urged to establish cold stores at airports
An industry expert, Dr Ademola Adeyemo has called on the government to set up cold storage facilities across airports in the country. Adeyemo, Head, General Management Division, Agricultural and Rural...
View ArticleBeyond remodelling of airports
The remodelling of 22 of the country’s airports by the Ministry of Aviation is nearing completion. The interventionist drive is intended to position the airports for the anticipated increase in...
View ArticleNew security measures at airports
The Federal Government has begun the implementation of new security measures at five international airports. The airports are the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe...
View ArticleTight security at airports
American officials have ordered some overseas airports with direct flights to the United States to intensify screening of electronic devices. Transport officials said in a statement that passengers...
View ArticleFAAN urges states to build airports
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has implored states to build airports to enhance the movement of cargoes and passengers. Its General Manager, Corporate Communication, Mr. Yakubu Dati,...
View ArticleNigeria begins screening for Ebola virus at airports
Panic in Anambra over body Bayelsa, Edo, Ondo ready to fight virus World death toll 729 S/Leone, Liberia declare emergency Nigeria has begun the screening of passengers entering the country through...
View Article‘Why state govts are investing in airports’
Many state governments are investing in the construction of airports to facilitate air link as well as create a window to enable them tap into the multi-million dollars fresh produce export market, it...
View ArticleAtrocious airports
•Despite the hype, Nigeria’s major airports get low ratings After several years of being told that Nigeria’s leading airports have benefitted from a rehabilitation programme that has made them clean...
View ArticleHow viable are states’airports?
Airports as economic and social infrastructure are expected to be catalyst for accelerated development, where they are sited. But, attendant low passenger and cargo traffic into some airports is...
View ArticleNew security measures at airports nationwide
Huge crowd at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ,Lagos is generating intense concerns for the Federal Government, no thanks to poor access control at the nation’s...
View Article‘How airports can drive socio-economic activities’
Governor of Kebbi State, Usman Dakingari, is convinced that airports wherever they are sited are pivotal to socio-economic development as social infrastructure and speaks amidst plans to engage foreign...
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