Airports

FAAN’s Bizarre N2.5bn Flights, Hotel Accommodation Cost

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) spent additional N2.5 billion on personnel allowances, hotel accommodation and flight tickets annually since the agency was forced to relocate its headquarters from Lagos to Abuja by the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in 2020, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Officials of FAAN told THISDAY that the expenditures […]

Keyamo and the aviation team in London FAAN

FAAN Confirms Plans to Relocate Its Headquarters from Abuja to Lagos

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed the internal memo from the Managing Director of the agency, Mrs. Olubumi Kuku to the Director of Human Resources and Administration to provide the implication of relocating its headquarters back to Lagos.  In a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli […]

Maintenance

Experts Explain Why Nigerian Airlines Don’t Benefit from International Aircraft Financing

Aviation experts have identified fluctuating value of the naira as one of the factors that discourage international financiers and other credit institutions from funding aircraft acquisition for Nigerian airlines. They have also identified the failure of Nigerian airlines to allow lessors repossess their aircraft at the breach of leasing contract or purchasing agreement as a […]

Chinese Terminal at MMIA Aviation

SUSPENSION OF AIRPORT TAXI SERVICES AT NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABUJA

The FAAN wishes to inform the general public that the airport car hire service at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been suspended with immediate effect. This is as a result of the unresolved factional dispute amongst the car hire operators which has been affecting airport car hire service operations. Consequent upon this suspension, FAAN […]

Aviation

Abuja as Model of Contemporary Airport Infrastructure

In the last few years, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has advanced to become the best airport facility in Nigeria. Government should replicate it at other airports in Nigeria. As at December 12, 1991 when the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, took over as Nigerian capital, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was a make-shift […]