Tag: Airport
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Soludo renames Anambra Cargo Airport after Chinua Achebe
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Chinua Achebe, a novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human civilisation. Achebe a native of Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state
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FG ready to partner with state government for improved airport facilities – Keyamo
The hon. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said that the Federal Government is ready to partner and cooperate with State governments to improve the facilities at the nation’s airports, maintain terminal buildings, and see how they could recoup their investments. The Minister stated this when a team of delegates from the…
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Abuja Airport: FCTA to pay N825.8m compensation for construction of 2nd runway – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration (FCTA) will pay N825.8 million as compensation for the construction of second runway for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen at the end of a closed-door
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I’ll pick up Mbappe from the airport – Ex-Real Madrid GM
Former Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano is eager to see the arrival of PSG star Kylian Mbappe. Inside the final year of his PSG deal, Mbappe has been banished to train with the B squad
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Abuja Airport shifts date for new toll fare
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shifted the date to effect new tariff toll fare at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) from July 17 to Aug. 1. In a statement signed by the FAAN Management on Sunday in Abuja,
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Reps suspend concession of Nigerian Airports
The House of Representatives has resolved to suspend the concession of airports in Nigeria This resolution was sequel to a motion promoted by Rep. Kama Nkemkanma on the “Need to Investigate the Concession of Airports in Nigeria”, on Wednesday at plenary. In his submission, Rep Nkemanma noted that the most viable airports in Nigeria were…
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Danger averted as private jet loses front-wheel, tyres at Abuja Airport
Danger was averted on Monday as a private jet lost one of its front wheel and tyres while landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to aviation sources who witnessed the incident, it disrupted flight operations for hours. The incident also created panic on the part of the passengers of other airlines who…
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Customs intercepts N1.8bn tramadol in Lagos airport
The Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 23 packages of tramadol with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N1.8 billion between January and March. The Customs Area Comptroller, Mohammed Yusuf, at news conference in Lagos on
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FAAN reads riot act to illegal occupants of airport land
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has advised all illegal occupants of airport lands to relocate for their safety and security.
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Assembly members forfeited 3-years constituency project funds for Ebonyi Airport – Umahi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says that members of the state House of Assembly forfeited their three-years constituency project funds for the completion of the state’s new international airport. Umahi made the disclosure during the test-run of flight operations at the airport christened