Tag: abuja airport
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I weep for Nigeria – Empress Njamah laments, blames Buhari for missing her flight
Nollywood actress, Empress Njamah has expressed her irritation after she missed her flight because all roads were blocked so Buhari could pass. The actress in a video on her Instagram page on Friday said despite leaving 3 hours earlier for the airport, she was in a roadblock for an hour and twenty minutes just because…
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ASUP Strike: Polytechnic students threaten to disrupt flights at Abuja Airport
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has vowed to disrupt domestic and international flights at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Monday if the Federal Government fails to reach an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic Staff (ASUP). The students, who demanded the immediate reopening of Polytechnics, also called for immediate…
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DSS invites youth leaders over plans to disrupt business activities at Abuja Airport
The Department of State Security Services (DSS) on Wednesday invited the National President of the Nigeria Youth Union (NYU), Chinonso Obasi alongside other youth leaders over alleged plans to disrupt official activities at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Obasi confirmed the invitation by the security agency, saying he was expected to be at DSS headquarters…
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Soldiers deployed to communities near Abuja airport
Soldiers and policemen have mounted checkpoints around some communities near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This was apparently to forestall the breakdown of law and order as the protests against the scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force continues. The security officers mounted checkpoints around Kuje, Soka, and parts of Lugbe which…
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First international flight lands in Abuja airport
An Ethiopia Airline plane on Monday, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, conveying 120 passengers and 13 crew members from Addis Ababa. The aircraft with registration number ET-AUC arrived at 1:32 pm. Speaking with newsmen after the flight arrived, Capt. Rabio Yadudu, the Director-General of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), described the…
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DSS reacts to report of assault on FAAN official at Abuja airport
The Department of State Services (DSS) had dismissed report of assault on an official of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by its Head of Formation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that…
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DSS Boss, Safiyu Abba slaps aviation security official on duty at Abuja Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reported another breach of its security protocol at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This time it involved the head of the Department of State Services(DSS) at the airport, Safiyanu Abba. According to FAAN, Abba not only breached the security procedure at the airport, he also slapped…
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Abuja airport re-opens amidst strict COVID-19 safety protocols
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday, re-opened for business with passengers duly screened, in line with safety protocols following the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic. The airport also witnessed strict compliance to other safety measures, aimed at curtailing spread of the virus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that provisions were made for hand…
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Abuja Airport: Operation resumes in new terminal after fire scare
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced resumption of flight operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja new terminal hours after fire scare on Saturday. FAAN’s Regional General Manager, North Central, Mr Sani Mahmud, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that normalcy had since returned to the terminal. Mahmud said that Turkish…