Auwal Dankode, an employee of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), has been widely praised for his honesty after returning $10,000 he found while cleaning an aircraft at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makaman, who shared the story on the X platform on Wednesday, Dankode … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has banned protocol officers of government agencies from facilitating trips by their Principals and Officials at airports across the country. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, during her maiden interactive session with the Airline Operators Committee (AOC) and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 45-year-old woman identified as Bilkisu Mohammed Bello has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. This online media platform learnt that Bello was caught with 52 pellets of cocaine while preparing to board a Saudia Airlines … Read more
A Customs comptroller has slumped and died at the Kano Airport. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Anthony Ayalogu, slumped and died on Tuesday at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. This online media platform learnt that the deceased who was in charge of the Trade Facilitation Unit … Read more
Upon arrest, it was discovered that a sum of $184,800 (One Hundred and Eighty-Four Thousand Dollars), SAR 1,723,310 (One Million, Seven Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand, Three Hundred and Ten Saudi Riyals) was concealed in a diaper pack. The Area Comptroller in charge of Kano/Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Customs, Suleiman Pai Umar, has handed … Read more
Security operatives have intercepted bags of foreign currencies at Kano Airport. EKO HOT BLOG reports that security operatives have intercepted bags filled with different foreign currencies at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State. It was gathered that the foreign currencies were smuggled into the country via Ethiopian Airlines on Thursday. According to some … Read more
Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, said on Tuesday that preparations for the reopening of Kano’s Aminu Kano International Airport for international flight operations had been finalized. Sirika said all that was needed for the resumption of international flight operations at the airport would be fast-tracked to ensure the start of the exercise when he … Read more
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has asked the Federal Government to reopen the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State. Ado-Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada constituency in the House, made the appeal while leading other lawmakers to inspect the airport on Sunday. He expressed worry over the continuous closure of … Read more