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  • COVID-19: Domestic flights resume at Lagos Airport

    COVID-19: Domestic flights resume at Lagos Airport

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    Bayo Millz
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    Some domestic airlines on Wednesday resumed operations following three months of COVID-19 lockdown. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored resumption of the airlines at both GAT Alpha and MM2 terminals in Lagos, reports that few passengers were seen boarding, while social distancing and other precautionary measures were observed. NAN recalls that the…

  • Murtala Muhammed Airport achieves milestone

    Murtala Muhammed Airport achieves milestone

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos State, operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has achieved a milestone. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the airport has joined the community of climate smart airports within Airport Carbon Accreditation as the first in Nigeria. The airport received a level 1 ‘Mapping’ recognition for creating a complete and…

  • Child found dead in plane at airport

    Child found dead in plane at airport

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    Bayo Millz
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    A child stowaway was found dead Wednesday in the undercarriage of a plane at a Paris airport, officials said, having probably frozen to death or asphyxiated on the flight from Ivory Coast. The child, aged around 10, had clambered into the underbelly of the Air France Boeing 777 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It took off…

  • BREAKING: 14 persons killed, others injured as plane crashes near airportn

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    Olaotan Falade
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    A Kazakhstan plane with 100 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday, killing at least 14 people while at least 35 others survived with injuries, officials in Almaty said. The Bek Air aircraft hit a concrete wall and a two-story building after takeoff from Almaty International Airport. It said the plane lost attitude at…

  • JUST IN: EFCC picks up ex-AGF Adoke on arrival from Dubai

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has picked up a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke( SAN) upon arrival from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Adoke is being probed alongside others over $1.06billion Malabu Oil Block ( OPL 245) deal. The ex-AGF was arrested in Abu Dhabi on November…

  • No fire incident at Abuja airport – FAAN

    No fire incident at Abuja airport – FAAN

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said no fire incident has occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, in a statement in Abuja, said there was only an equipment alarm triggered by high temperature. Yakubu explained that the new international terminal…

  • Airport Terminals: Aviation minister seeks Senate’s approval for $461.8 loan variation

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    Olaotan Falade
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    …Speaks on FG’s determination to resuscitate national carrier The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan variation of $461,795,551.02 for building new airport terminals in the country. Minister of State Aviation, Hadi Sirika, stated this on Monday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation to defend his ministry’s 2019 budget proposals. The…

  • Dublin Airport temporarily suspends flights over drone sighting

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Flight operations at Dublin Airport was temporarily suspended due to confirmed sighting of a drone over the airfield, Ireland’s largest Airport said on Thursday. Ireland’s Transport Minister, Shane Ross, announced a review of security at the country’s airports after drone activity caused severe disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport for more than 48 hours in December…

  • We have checked touting in Abuja airport – FAAN

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in collaboration with security agencies, have intensified effort to clampdown on touting at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, who stated this in an interview in Abuja, on Friday, warned unauthorised persons to stay away from the airport or…

  • Tight security at Lagos airport ahead of Buhari’s visit for campaign

    Tight security at Lagos airport ahead of Buhari’s visit for campaign

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    A large number of security operatives were on Saturday deployed to strategic positions at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, ahead of the today’s visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the security operatives were already at their respective positions at about 6.30 a.m. They included officers…