FAAN has installed 15 scanners at Lagos Airport as it declared move against insider threat. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has installed no fewer than 15 new scanners at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, who briefed newsmen at the MMIA at the weekend … Read more
…the Federal Government will, in line with current reforms double down on such debtors like the Bi-Courtney which owes 13 billion naira. The Federal Government has raised concerns over a 37 billion naira debt owed by airlines. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika told a media conference on Thursday that the airline debt owed agencies … Read more
BA had to reschedule all its flight out of London to enable it land at the Lagos airport in the afternoon, instead of late evening Parts of the runway lights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos collapsed during the week, forcing many flights to be rescheduled or diverted to the Abuja airport. The … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been alerted by the Ministry of Aviation over plots by some criminal elements to attack airports across the country. The airports on the list include those in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Sokoto, and Kano. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been alerted by the Ministry … Read more
An undisclosed Member of Ondo State House of Assembly was reportedly hit by a stray bullet at the local wing on Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos. Sources at the scene said a bullet hit the Ondo State lawmaker on his leg as other accidentally discharged bullets hit walls and some containers within the airport, … Read more
The federal government says it will not halt operations at the Kaduna International Airport despite an attack on staff quarters of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Two houses in the staff quarters was attacked by suspected bandits on Saturday during which 11 persons were abducted. However, Hamisu Yadudu, managing director of the FAAN has … Read more
FAAN had shut the runway temporarily on Tuesday after an aircraft’s tìrẹ burst while landing The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reopened Runway 18R/36L at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. This was after the removal of Azman Air’s Boeing 737-500 aircraft which was grounded in the middle of the runway causing an … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Tuesday said it had temporarily closed runway 18R/36L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, for landing and taking off of flight. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the agency announced the development in a tweet on its official Twitter page, @FAAN_Official. FAAN said the closure of Murtala Muhammed … Read more
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which is entrusted to manage all Commercial Airports in Nigeria, has shared pictures of the works that have been done at the new Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) terminal, Lagos. The terminal was one of the four facilities to be built under the Nigeria-Chinese $500 million loan deal signed … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday has said that its revenue has dropped by over 95 per cent in the wake of the lockdown declared to control further spread of COVID-19. Rabiu Yadudu, Its Managing Director said this at a Press conference in Abuja while responding to a question on why FAAN … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said that it has begun an investigation into allegations that some officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja were collecting bribe from passengers on evacuation flights. There have been reports that some of the airport officials demand bribe from returnees during COVID-19 clearance. Also, it was … Read more
We hold the airport authority in high esteem – DSS Agency says it enjoys smooth relationships with other agencies The Department of State Services (DSS) says its personnel are civil and well mannered and that it places premium on interagency collaboration with other government agencies for the betterment of the country. The agency said this … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has scoffed at the behaviour of former governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. The agency described the behaviour of Yari as irresponsible. It added that his actions amount to violation of the COVID-19 airport protocol put in place by the federal government. … Read more
Barely two weeks after the Federal Government reopened some airports in the country for domestic flight with an option of passengers arriving at the airport three hours before their flight, the government has now announced that travelers can now arrive at the airport one hour thirty minutes before their flight. This was disclosed by Minister of … Read more
Ahead of the scheduled return of domestic flight on July 8, 2020, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) has rolled out fresh procedural guidelines for air travelers and other airport users. The FAAN management said the guidelines were part of the efforts to protect stakeholders and curtail the spread of COVID-19 infection. It noted that the … Read more
The minister for aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday, announced that domestic flight in Lagos and Abuja airports would resume on July 8, 2020. Sirika who made this announcement via his official Twitter page, said while operations would resume at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe Airport in Abuja on July 8, other airports … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has announced that it will soon reopen for operations, urging its customers to ‘please bear with us’. FAAN, in a Twitter post on Monday, apologizes to their customers for any inconvenience in the delay of reopening the airport for flight. Recall that the Presidential Task Force for COVID-19 … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has reportedly placed Robots at Airports ahead of reopening and in readiness of flight commencement. This is coming after news of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport reopening. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Reopens, Makes Changes Ekohotblog gathered that the Robot would be used for profiling passengers, temperature checks, … Read more
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday, re-opened for business with the observance of safety protocols following the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic. The airport also complied with strict safety measures, aimed at curtailing the spread of the virus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that provisions were made for hand wash and alcohol-based sanitizers, … Read more
Nigeria’s effort to contain the coronavirus disease. COVID-19 has been widely hailed as timely and effective, the Government has chosen not to rest on its oars just as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, is strengthening safety at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in the wake of the discovery of the index case … Read more