FG approves concession of MMIA, Abuja airports

Despite stiff opposition by various stakeholders against the privatisation of the nation’s leading airports, Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has agreed to concession the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. Speaking at the fifth edition of the presidential quarterly business forum, which held […]

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Golden Tulip pledges safety as construction commences on MMIA road

As construction commences on the 10-lane Lagos International Airport Road, the Chairman of Golden Tulip Essential Hotel, Ifeanyi Onwubiko, has announced that the hotel, in partnership with Rescue Technologies Limited, has set up a 24-hour ambulance service along the airport road and its environs to take care of accidents or other forms of emergencies that […]

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Murtala Airport Lagos reach final stage of ICAO certification

The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport has reached the final stage of safety certification by the International Civil Aviation Organisation under its Standard and Recommended Practices. He said out of about five stages of the certification process, the Lagos airport is at the fourth […]

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FAAN suspends luggage checking at Murtala Muhammed Airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says checking of travellers luggage will no longer be done at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Managing Director, FAAN, Mr. Saleh Dunoma, said this was part of the plan to ensure the implementation of the Executive Order recently issued by the Acting President […]

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Lagos international airport terminal undergo renovation

Nigeria Federal Government through its agency, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has commenced the renovation of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The development is coming after Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo visited the airport some weeks ago as acting president and complained about the state of its facilities. FAAN, however, said prior to the […]

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UK deports 23 Nigerians over immigration offence

The Government of the United Kingdom has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.a.m on Friday. The deportees,who are all males, were brought back in a chartered aircraft. DSP Joseph […]

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