Tag: Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)
Customs hands over $578,000 seized from passenger at Lagos Airport to EFCC
anding over the foreign currency to the EFCC in Lagos on Friday, the Comptroller in charge of (MMIA) Command, Effiong…
Nigerian from Canada caught with 142 wraps cannabis at Lagos airport
MMIA Customs Command Comptroller, Mr Effiong Harrison, handed over the seized drugs and the suspect to the National Drug Law…
NDLEA confiscates N4bn worth of cocaine at Lagos airport
“No fewer than 30 suspects have so far been grilled in connection with the seizure."
NDLEA intercepts U.S, UK bound drug consignments in baby food tins
"No less than 36 parcels of a strong strain of cannabis concealed in six cartons of tins of branded Nestle…
Air Peace speaks on emergency landing of its plane in Lagos
Olisa who is the airline’s Corporate Communications Lead explained that some minutes before landing, the Captain noticed a fire warning…
FG to shut old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, declared this on Thursday during his tour of the Lagos International…
Aviation unions suspend strike as NCAA intervenes
By Oladele Eniola The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has suspended their planned strike after the Nigeria Civil…
Nigeria deploys high-capacity fire trucks to airports
According to the Minister, the procurement and deployment of the fire-fighting trucks are to improve the safety and security of…
Passengers in agony as workers’ strike grounds flights at Lagos Airport
According to gathered reports, the protesting workers are demanding, among other things, salary increments.
N1billion worth of tramadol imported from Pakistan busted at Lagos airport
A statement issue by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday said the seizure of the drug on Friday 7th October…
ASUU strike: Nigerian students block Lagos International Airport
Many travellers en route to the Lagos International Airport were caught up in the demonstration, causing some of them to…
Air Peace relocates to newly inaugurated MMIA terminal
Olisa said that Air Peace had notified the flying public that from April 19, its international flights, intercontinental and regional…
FAAN to inaugurate new MMIA terminal Tuesday
The terminal was one of five constructed via a bilateral arrangement between the Federal Government and the People’s Republic of…
Air Peace passengers stranded at Lagos airport
Air Peace passengers were on Thursday night left to spend the night at the Arrival Hall of the MM1 wing…
Photos: Lagos Airport comes alive as international flight operations resume
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has come alive as international flight operations resume today.
First international flight lands in Lagos
There was palpable joy on Saturday as the first international flight landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
Reasons for flight disruptions at MMIA – Aviation Minister
Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has expressed concern over flight disruptions at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and…
Customs seizes $8m at Lagos airport
Men of the Nigerian Customs Service have seized $8,065,615 in cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Coronavirus: FAAN takes steps to prevent infiltration
Following an outbreak of Coronavirus in China, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says steps are being taken to…
FAAN Security apprehends intruder at MMA, averts air disaster
An air disaster was averted on Friday after a 25-year-old man was apprehended around the airfield by Federal Airport Authority…
Man slumps, dies at Lagos airport
A passenger, identified as Chukwuma Anthony Ezeh, on Wednesday slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
Passenger dies while waiting for flight at Lagos airport
A Nigerian passenger, Jude Oladapo, on Saturday slumped and died while undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
FAAN to divert all MMIA flights to E Wing on Saturday
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it will divert all flights operations from the “D” Wing of the…
MMIA ready for emergency cases, certification – Manager
The Manager, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) , Lagos, Mr Nehemiah Auta, has said that the personnel at the airport had…
FAAN inaugurates automated car park at Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has inaugurated a modern automated car park at the Domestic Terminal 1 of…
NCAA suspends 5 oil marketers from supplying aviation fuel
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has directed five oil marketing companies to stop supplying aviation fuel, known as Jet…