Tag: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Abuja airport receives surge of in-bound passengers
Officials of some airlines on Tuesday said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, received a surge of in-bound passengers since…
NDLEA confiscates 14.4kg of cocaine at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade the prying…
Air Travelers lament fare hike
Air travelers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja have lamented the hike in price of air tickets by airlines…
Passengers stranded at Abuja airport over MMA2 shut down
Some domestic air passengers were on Wednesday, stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja following protest by the…
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport records 3.49m passengers in 2017
A total of 3.49 million passengers in 51,831 aircraft movements travelled through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in 2017,…
Abuja airport: Aviation minister explains delay in completion
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has explained that completion of the new terminal building at the…
Abuja airport shuts down Wednesday night
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the shutting of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, remains at midnight…
BREAKING: Senate kicks against Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport closure
The Senate has kicked against the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and diversion of flights to…
Eid-el-Fitri: Abuja Airport witnesses moderate traffic
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday witnessed moderate movement of passengers ahead of the Eid-el-Fitri celebration as all…
Buhari challenges State House reporter to a wrestling bout
To convince Nigerians that he’s fully recuperated and strong, President Muhammadu Buhari who arrived the country on Sunday after spending…
Travellers lament high charges for using trolleys at airports
Air travellers in Nigeria are lamenting the high cost of using some facilities at the nation’s airports, describing payment for…
Airport officials suspended over Turkish Airlines fiasco
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has ordered the suspension of three top officials of Nnamdi Azikiwe…
FAAN to clean up Abuja Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said it has engaged a contractor to clean up the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
2nd batch of Nigerian contingent to Africa Union Standby Force training returns
The second batch of the Nigerian military contingent that participated in the special training for the African Union standby force…
Army calls for greater vigilance, confirms arrest of wanted Boko Haram suspect
The Nigerian Army, on Monday called for greater vigilance by Nigerians to track down Boko Haram members it declared wanted…
SSS detains Ezekwesili, withholds her passport
Oby Ezekwesili, #BringBackOurGirls campaigner has been detained by the State Security Service (SSS) on Monday as she tried to leave…
Passengers stranded as Abuja Airport shut
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja As frantic efforts are on to clear the runway of Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja which was blocked…
Man with cocaine in food flasks arrested
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 39-year-old man, who imported 7.45kg of cocaine valued…
Nigeria Arrests Grandma With Cocaine In Hair
Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said…
Planned blackout at Abuja Airport
Power supply at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, will be interrupted between 10 a.m.…
Dana Air Inaugural Flight Lands Safely In Abuja
Passengers on board Dana Air inaugural flight on Friday clap roared in jubilation when the plane landed safely at the…
Dana Air Loses N270m To Bird Strike
Dana Airline yesterday said it lost about N270 million to a recent accident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,…