Tag: Airports
-
Airports perimeter fencing to be captured in 2019 budget – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it is making plans to erect perimeter fencing at airports across the country to improve safety and security of aircraft and passengers. The general manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, disclosed this to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday. Yakubu said the managing director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma,…
-
Executive Orders: NCAA to ensure full compliance at airports
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said on Tuesday that it had put in place measures to ensure full and sustained compliance with the Federal Government’s Executive Order at airports in the country. The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, said the agency’s Director General, Capt. Muhtar Usman, had directed all Aviation Safety…
-
Ebola: FG orders screening of passengers at airports to check spread
The Federal Government has ordered health workers to intensify screening of passengers coming into the country as part of deliberate efforts to check possible spread of Ebola virus. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was…
-
Ebola: FG increases screening at major airports
The Federal Government has deployed additional personnel, thermal scanners and sanitisers to Lagos and Abuja airports in order to prevent Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. The World Health Organisation recently confirmed the death of at least one person as a result of Ebola in the North-East of Congo Acting General Manager, Public Affairs, FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu…
-
Ebola: We’ll step up surveillance in airports to ensure victims are caught – FAAN
The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had on Friday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying that…
-
CBN finally bows to pressure, orders banks to open FX offices at airports
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated banks to open Forex retail office at all major airports to ease transactions for intending travellers. The apex bank made the declaration in its new policy action on the Foreign Exchange Market today in Abuja on Monday. The statement reads in full: “New Policy Actions in the…
-
Nigerian airports well positioned to handle traffic flow during Christmas – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured members of the public, especially passengers and airline operators of hitch-free movement of passengers and cargo during the forthcoming Christmas. This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting General Manager, Public Affairs of FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu on Tuesday in Abuja. According to FAAN,…