Aviation

Inbound Passengers to Lagos Face Challenges over Hiccups in Payment for PCR Test

Many inbound passengers designated to arrive Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, are stranded in different parts of the world because they cannot successfully pay for their PCR test through the platform provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), THISDAY investigation has revealed. It was learnt that for several weeks […]

Aviation

Nigeria Ready for ICAO Safety Audit of Aviation Industry, Says NCAA

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) said it has put everything in place for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) slated for the first quarter of 2022. The Authority said Nigeria was fully prepared for the exercise, known as Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA), which includes ensuring that the country […]

MMIA Aviation

FAAN Arrests 90 Touts at Lagos, Abuja Airports

In line with its decision to wipe out corrupt practices at the airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has arrested over 90 persons, caught at Nigeria’s busiest gateways, the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The suspects were arrested for carrying out nefarious activities, including facilitating the issuance of […]

MMIA Aviation

Despite Campaign against Bribery, Illegal Deals Still Thrive at Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport

For over two months the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been enforcing punitive measures against officials who extort money from air travellers, but such nefarious activities have not abated at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos. THISDAY investigation revealed that extortion, issuance of fake international certificate of vaccination (yellow […]