Tag: airports
Nigerian govt extends closure of airspace, airports by 14 days
The Federal Government on Monday extended the closure of the nation's airspace and airports by another 14 days as Coronavirus…
FAAN to withdraw services to debtor airports from May 1
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has issued a notice to private and state-owned airports in Nigeria to settle…
Human Trafficking: NAPTIP to establish desks at airports
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it is stepping up measures to prevent, combat…
FAAN moves to rid corrupt practices in airports
Mr Sani Mahmud, Regional Manager, Northern Operation, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says the authority is committed rid all…
FAAN records improvement in airports infrastructure
Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the authority has recorded some achievements in the…
CBN directs banks to open foreign exchange outlets in major airports
To ease the burden of travellers, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks to open Foreign Exchange…
FG to concession Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano airports
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the Federal Government will concession the Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and…
Brussels Attack: FAAN tightens security at airports
Following Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the Brussels Airport in Belgium, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has beefed up…
FAAN increases security check at airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Saturday said it had intensified special security check of individuals and vehicles…
World Cup: Brazil running behind schedule
Seven months to the beginning of the 2014 FIFA World Cup,Brazil is running behind schedule in completing some of the…
Nasarawa plans 2 airports
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, central Nigeria, on Thursday in Lafia, said that two airports would soon be built…
EFCC Storms FAAN Headquarters To Arrest MD
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday stormed the Lagos-based headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority…
FAAN’s Threat To PPP Schemes —Gboyega Adeoye
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), a serial repudiator of agreements with its contractors and concessionaires, has again come…
Dark Age In Aviation Industry
Like in Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature, where there are no rights for the weak, only freedom for the strong,…
‘Hooligans’ In FAAN —Walter Omobade Ikuomola
The Chambers 21st Century Dictionary defines a hooligan as a violent, destructive or badly-behaved youth. Similarly, the Wikipedia defined hooliganism…
Nigerian Airports Hell —Lawmakers
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly believe nothing else compares to hell like the airports in Nigeria. The…
Why FG Is Spending N32b To Upgrade Nigerian Airports’ Facilities —FAAN Md
The Federal Government through the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has earmarked a sum of N32 billion for the…