Tag: Faan
Plane Crash: Agagu’s casket intact, but 2 children die
The casket carrying the corpse of Chief Olusegun Agagu, the former governor of Ondo state was found intact in the…
Airport Projects On Disputed Land
The recent announcement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, that work had begun on a disputed land at…
Nigerian Authorities Clarify New Aviation Charges For Private Jets
The newly introduced general aviation charges in Nigeria are only for non-scheduled commercial operators and replace all previous charges, aviation…
Electricity restored at Lagos airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Electricity has been restored at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos, western Nigeria, following a power…
Luggage Theft At Nigerian Airports
The announcement last weekend by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, that it had arrested an airport luggage thief…
New Security Gadgets Installed At Airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said on Tuesday it has installed modern security equipment at the nation’s airports…
Leader Of Airport Luggage Thieves Arrested
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said on Sunday it has unravelled thieves behind the disappearance of passengers’ luggage…
FAAN Unravels Luggage Rats At Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, said on Sunday it has unravelled port rats behind the…
NAHCO Shed Shut Over Crisis
A crisis between clearing and forwarding agents and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, left NAHCO shed shut on…
Stowaway Scandal: FAAN Announces Sweeping Security Measures
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s aviation authorities on Thursday announced sweeping security measures at the country’s porous airports, five days after…
Security Lapses At Nigerian Airports
The security breach that occurred at the Benin Airport in Edo State last Saturday has again discredited claims by Nigerian…
FAAN denies apology to Oshiomhole
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, George Uriesi, did not apologise to…
Benin Airport Closure: FAAN MD Visits Oshiomhole, apologises
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Authorities of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have apologized to the Edo State Government and air…
Federal ministries, PHCN owe N2b in PAYE taxes
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Chairman of Edo Board of Internal Revenue, BIR, Chief Oseni Elamah, freed by the police, after being detained…
Benin Airport: Oshiomhole condemns arrest of IRS boss
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin There was a twist to the sealing of the Benin airport Tuesday afternoon, following the arrest and detention…
Passengers Stranded As Benin Airport Is Shut
The administrative office of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, located inside the ever busy Benin City airport was…
The Mistake Of Courting Chinese Investors In Aviation
When it comes to aviation, Nigeria seems to repeat the same mistakes with an appalling consistency and accuracy. The announcement…
Fisticuffs over Lagos airport land
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The crisis between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and AIC Limited, escalated on Tuesday with…
FAAN, AIC Crisis Worsens
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The war of words between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and its concessionaire at the…
Bi-Courtney, FAAN Thugs Clash At Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Thugs and hoodlums hired by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, managers of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2…
FAAN Takes Over Harry Akande’s Land
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has reclaimed a parcel of land at the Lagos airport which was concessioned…
13 Airports Now Cargo Terminals
Thirteen airports in Nigeria have been designated as perishable cargo airports, authorities said on Tuesday, describing the move as a…
FAAN, Bi-Courtney At War Over Billboards
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The lingering crisis between Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria worsened on…
FAAN confiscates Babalakin’s property
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The crises rocking Nigeria’s aviation industry took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, with airport authorities…
Dismal Electricity Supply At Lagos Airport
The electricity supply cuts that have occurred in the past few days at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos,…
Power Gens Pack Up At MMA Airport
Power cuts have caused series of near-tragic landings at the Lagos airport, in southwest Nigeria, over the past few days,…
Fire Guts FAAN Fuel Dump In Lagos
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) owned and operated fuel dump, close to FAAN’s corporate headquarters at the Murtala…
Nigeria set to buy planes for domestic airlines
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced government’s plan to buy 30 aircraft as part of its plans…
FAAN guard arrested with $1.4m charged
Mr. Akinyele Adetula, the security guard working for the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, and on whom $1.4 million was…
Reporter’s Diary: Nigeria’s aviation industry in limbo
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent For those who have predicted that Nigeria’s aviation industry is heading for a crash and its airlines,…