Tag: Airport
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Lagos government set to build new airport in Lekki
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will start building a new airport in the Lekki-Epe area of the state in order to reduce pressure on the present one. The decision to build a new airport was made known via the official Instagram handle on Friday, adding that the project would begin in 2023.
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ASUU strike: After Lagos invasion, NANS threatens to occupy Kwara airport
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Kwara Chapter, has threatened to embark on a peaceful protest and occupy Kwara airport, if the protracted ASUU strike is not suspended. Mr Salman Issa, the NANS Kwara Chairman told NAN on Monday in Ilorin that members were just waiting for directives from its national secretariat.
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53-year-old excretes 92 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport
A 53-year old Brazilian returnee, Okolie Nwabueze, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly importing 92 wraps of cocaine. This is even as Nwabueze, a father of two, ingested the drugs and eventually excreted them after days under observation…
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Abuja airport to start automated pay car park
Mr Kabir Mohammed, the Manager of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA), on Tuesday in Abuja said the airport would commence automated pay car park on Sept. 29. Mohammed, who made this known, while speaking with NAN, stated that digitisation of the airport services would be done in phases, starting with the car park…
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Lagos airport cleaner arrested for leading drug syndicate
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who allegedly leads a drug syndicate at the international wing of the airport. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
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Falconets stranded, sleep on floor at Turkey airport [Photos]
Nigeria’s Falconets have been pictured in viral photos sleeping on chairs and the floors at Istanbul airport, Turkey, while on their way back home from the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. This comes barely 48 hours after they crashed out of the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
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Dana Air remains grounded – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said investigations were still ongoing into the operations of the suspended Dana Air and it would remain grounded until all the identified issues had been resolved in compliance with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs).
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FAAN shuts down, for 3 months, domestic runway at Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded arrangements to complete the installation of CAT III Airfield Ground Lighting system on Runway 18L/36R at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
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FAAN speaks on Tuesday’s reported plane crash
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has released a statement about Tuesday evening’s reported Lagos plane crash. It would be recalled that on Tuesday evening, an unidentified private jet caused major gridlock at the Ikeja-along bus stop.
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I’ll complete airport, school projects before leaving office – Fayemi
Gov. Kayode of Ekiti has assured that the on-going projects embarked upon by his administration will be handed over before the expiration of his tenure in October.