Many Nigerians have died in their attempt to stowaway from the country, but despite the deaths, others still struggle to get out through such precarious means. Despite the gory experiences, tragedies and deaths of Nigerians who tried to get to Europe by land, Nigerians have not stopped the attempt to go to the West […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has set up investigation panel to find out the remote and immediate cause of the fire that engulfed the headquarters of the agency on Tuesday. According to eyewitness account, the fire, which affected the audit and commercial section of the headquarters started at about 9:00 am but was […]
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said that management will continue its commitment to human capacity development in order to meet the highest standards of professionalism and best industry practices, as well as continue to train and develop capacity of its members of staff, in line with the provisions of […]
The federal government plans to arm aviation security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is an effort to fortify the airports against possible terror attacks, THISDAY has learnt. AVSEC is trained to manage airport security and it is recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as the only body that provides […]
Despite the seemingly tight security at the nation’s airports, incidents of stowaways and other illegal infiltrations to supposedly secure areas of the airports are on the rise. The report last Wednesday of a dead body found in the wheel-well of Arik Air aircraft on arrival in Johannesburg at the South Africa Airways Technical maintenance at […]