The U.S. government has confirmed that 13 of its military personnel were killed in the bomb explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Apart from the U.S. soldiers, about 77 people were killed in the explosion, AlJazeera reports. More than 150 wounded persons are being treated at the emergency hospital in Kabul and other locations. […]
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The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has fixed the runway lights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, enable international flights land in Lagos. Over the weekend, the dire state of the infrastructure caused British Airways (BA) to divert its Lagos-bound flights to Abuja airport. The BA075 Lagos had to divert […]
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Aviation workers have threatened to withdraw their services at the Kaduna airport from Sunday, May 16 to Friday, May 21, 2021. This is contained in a joint letter signed by Ocheme Aba, general secretary of the National Union Of Air Transport Employees (NUATE); Rasaq Saidu, general secretary of the Association Of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANANP); […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says domestic flights may resume on June 21. Speaking on Monday at the daily briefing of the presidential task force for COVID-19, Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, said industry stakeholders should start developing protocols towards flight resumption. “The aircrafts have been parked for three months, we have to ensure […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says it is making efforts to improve visibility at Murtala Muhammaed International Airport in Lagos. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this while responding to the inability of some flights to land or take off from the country’s busiest airport due to poor visibility. He said diverting flights to […]
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There was pandemonium as passengers and Staff at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport scampered to safety on Monday afternoon as fire broke out on the arrival section of the Airport. The cause of the fire was not known as at the time of filling this report but a source at the Airport said that there […]
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Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent Television (AIT), has been arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. TheCable understands that the media mogul was arrested around 4pm when he returned to the country after seeking medical treatment in Dubai. AIT confirmed the arrest, saying no reason was given for it. The station […]
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has begun moves to decongest airlines and passenger traffic at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Yakubu said FAAN had started encouraging air travellers and airlines to divert some […]
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos en route Dubai. Following intelligence report, the operatives on November 9, 2018 uncovered the gold weighing about 35kg just at the point of departure of a suspect currently in […]
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The Nigerian government on Sunday dismissed the allegations of improper airport security checks raised by the opposition presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Mr Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Sunday afternoon he was made to go through security search shortly after arriving at the international airport in Abuja from a holiday in Dubai, the […]
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