Tag: Airport
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10 years after spending billions…Delta, contractors ruin hope of Asaba Airport completion [PHOTOS]
For the past ten years since its inception [2008 -1017], the billions invested so far by Delta State Government in the building of Asaba International Airport has raised worries among ‘Deltans’ so much that it could make one weep on a daily basis at the sight of the outcome of this supposed mega project. The…
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Millions of Nigerians will welcome Buhari at the airport when he returns – Presidency
The presidency has reiterated the love of Nigerians for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently on medical vacation in London, United Kingdom. This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu. TheNewsGuru.com reports that some pro-Buhari protesters had since last week staged several protests across the…
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Tension as FAAN blows up unclaimed Hajj luggage at MMA
There was panic at the Hajj and Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday after the Bomb Control Unit of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria used an explosive device to blow up an unclaimed bag that was abandoned at the terminal. According to FAAN, the incident happened at about 9.30am…
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Reconstruction of Oshodi/Int’l Airport Road begins September – Ambode
…Says New Modern Bus Terminals Coming In Marina, Ajah, Iyana Ipaja, Others …To Fix All Potholes End Of Rainy Season …Holds 8th Town Hall Meeting In Badore Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said that work on the proposed expansion and reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road would commence next month. The Governor,…
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Leaking roof: We are upgrading airport to meet Osinbajo’s Executive Order – FAAN
Barely few hours after a video showing a leaking roof at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, has gone viral, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday reacted said the leaking roof was due to ongoing construction works at the airport. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the lobby and Gate ‘D’ Departure area of the…
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BREAKING: Goodbye to queues as airports comply with Osinbajo’s order [Video]
Sequel to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s signing of three Executive Orders to ease business in Nigeria, TheNewsGuru.com authoritatively reports that the nation’s international airports have fully complied with the Executive Order which sought to stop officials from delaying or receiving bribes from passengers. Investigations by TheNewsGuru.com reveal that the manual baggage checking counter…
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Police send Indian man home for sharing bomb joke at airport
The Police on Friday sent an Indian father of family of eight back home for cracking a joke that is wife was in possession of a bomb at Munich Airport, officials said. The family of eight was flying from Mumbai to Budapest via Munich on Thursday. Police said that as a routine explosives test was…
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Insanity is closing the airport for six weeks
Azu Ishiekwene They say there’s no going back on the decision to close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for six weeks, starting March 8. That’s what Minister of State, Ministry of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said and Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi has repeated it as well. They have made it clear that even if…
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Court orders man to forfeit $310,000 not declared at airport to FG
A traveller, Efosa Eriamiantoe, has been asked to forfeit the sum of $310,000 after refusing to declare the said amount to the authorities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Justice Saliu Seidu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, also convicted the suspect. The convict had been arrested by officers…
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Senate withdraws its opposition on closure of Abuja airport
The Senate on Tuesday suspended its opposition to the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for six weeks for repairs of its only runway. The closure is scheduled to start on March 8, 2017. While the airport will be reopened after six weeks, the rehabilitation project will last six months. While the…