Tag: Airport
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FAAN seals Ibadan airport for upgrade
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced the temporary closure of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, Oyo State. In a statement on Sunday, FAAN Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah the Federal Government had approved the closure. She said the closure was to facilitate extensive upgrade works to enhance infrastructure…
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FAAN closes Lagos airport runway
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has closed Runway 18R/36L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja for rehabilitation. The closure started from 3.00 a.m. on Monday. It will end at 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Kogi State gets approval for international airport
The Kogi State Government has announced receiving approval from the federal government to build an International Airport in Zariagi, near Lokoja metropolis.
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BREAKING: Sowore released after brief arrest at Lagos airport
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest.
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Minister Bans VIP International Flights at Non-International Airports
Following the use of non-international airports by VIPs, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has instructed that no international flight operations should be conducted through non-international airports. In a circular issued by the Directorate of Air Traffic Services of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and signed by S.E. Inegbedion, the Deputy…
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Strike: Airport gates now open
Domestic airports, Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal II operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation S
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Lagos airport E-gates 100% ready in 3 weeks – Minister
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday said that all 21 electronic gates (E-gates) at Lagos airports would be 100 per cent ready for use in three weeks. Tunji-Ojo made this known when he inspected the level of work done at the E-Wing of
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Aircraft skids off Lagos airport runway
An XEJet Airlines aircraft from Abuja, on Saturday morning, skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos. This is contained in a report detailing the incident obtained on Saturday in Lagos.
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FAAN initiates investigation of fire at Lagos airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has initiated an investigation into the cause of a fire incident that occured on Thursday at the E54 bridge of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja. The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah, said this in a statement.
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Airports: ICAO team concludes assignment, sends full report in 60 days
Nigeria is expected to receive a full report of the just concluded International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Security Audit of the nation’s airport within 60 days, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, made this known in a statemen