Confusion was at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, after a passenger at the domestic wing of the airport slumped. The female passenger simply identified as Mama Tobi was at the boarding area for her flight to Lagos when it happened. According to reports, she slumped as a result of high blood pressure. A […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammedu Buhari on Wednesday, approved a total sum of N92,123,175,305.77 for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The approval came a day after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Minister […]
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Dana Air has apologised to its customers over the disruption of their flights on different routes between July 11 and July 13. The airline tendered the apology in statement issued by its Media and Communications Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa on Saturday. Ezenwa said some of the airline’s scheduled flights were disrupted due to nose steering […]
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An aircraft owned by Ethiopian Airlines was the first to land at the reopened Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport in Abuja, on Tuesday. The aircraft touched down some minutes past 12pm. Ethiopian Airlines was the only foreign airline that made use of the Kaduna airport during the period that flights were diverted from Abuja. The Abuja […]
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Usman Muktar, the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA, has announced that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday. Muktar disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during an inspection of the airport’s runway on Monday in Abuja. The Abuja airport was closed on March 8 for […]
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Nigeria’s foremost indigenous courier and logistics company, Red Star Express Plc has assured its clients and customers nationwide that the closure of the Abuja Airport will not affect its business. Abuja is a major destination for all courier business. Most packages emanate from Lagos and other economic cities such as Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan […]
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The Federal Government on Monday announced measures to ease the plight of passengers during the six weeks that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will be closed for the reconstruction of the sole runway. The measures were announced at a press conference in Abuja, attended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister […]
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The temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has been approved by the Federal Government. The closure which will take effect from the midnight of Tuesday March 7, is to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. The Managing Director […]
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The federal government on Tuesday inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna road which was given an emergency facelift with the sum of N1.1 billion. Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, who inaugurated road, commended the contractor for completing the project as scheduled. He said the project was awarded on Jan. 7 with completion period […]
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The Federal Government has postponed till 8 of March, the scheduled for closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for repair of damaged runways and other facilities. The decision to shut the airport and divert Abuja-bound flights to Kaduna, an airport used primarily for domestic flights about 160 km (100 miles) to the north, was taken […]
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