The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it has stepped up measures nationwide to ensure smooth passenger movement during the Yuletide, despite increased traffic and on-going airport upgrades. FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, said the authority anticipated the seasonal surge, especially in Lagos where the old International facility, known […]
SITA Passive Optical LAN (PON) infrastructure with Tellabs unveiled for ultra-reliable, scalable and secure connectivity across airport campuses and other critical operational area The increasing pressure to support data-intensive applications with real-time communication across sprawling airport infrastructure is now greater than ever before. But bandwidth limitations, high latency and costly maintenance mean that current platforms […]
The FCT Administration has officially declared that there was no case of Ebola in the territory after the index patient, who returned from Rwanda, suspected of having the virus that causes haemorrhagic tested negative for Ebola and Marburg disease. Equally, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed the development. Also yesterday, FCT […]
Non-insurance of Nigeria’s airports forced airlines to lose an estimated N15 billion annually expended on repairs of aircraft damaged at the airports, including bird strikes and other mishaps. The Managing Director of Overland Airways, Captain Edward Boyo, explained that if the airports were insured, such expenses would be defrayed by insurance claims. He therefore […]
Harmattan haze will disrupt flight operations starting from late November to end of January 2026 with projected revenue loss of about N20 billion during the period, which is the peak of flight operations in Nigeria. This is because like in the previous years, no effort has been made to provide equipment that will counter the […]
