A fortnight ago at the 5th Stakeholders Forum in Abuja, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika reiterated his earlier promise to arm Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which is the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recognized security agency for the nation’s airports. At the Forum, which took place […]
The federal government has directed the Nigerian Immigration Service, the Nigerian Customs Service, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to intensify security at the nation’s borders and the airports to prevent the movement of alleged members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from gaining […]
The announcement made by the federal government on Monday that Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would be allowed to carry arms, has elicited reactions from industry security experts. Many of the stakeholders have expressed fear that some AVSEC officials may misuse the weapon and that would be tragic for […]
The federal government has fulfilled the promise it made about two years ago that the Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would now bear arms. In 2016 the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said that due to terror threats and general insecurity that may cause breaches at the […]
Following the implementation of the executive order on ease of doing business in Nigeria, extortion of money from passengers by security operatives at the MurtalaMuhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos has drastically reduced. The removal of tables where security operatives carry out physical searching of luggage has enhanced facilitation of screening as movement of passengers from […]
