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 […]
Top security officials from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the weekend held emergency meeting on how to fortify security at the nation’s airports. THISDAY learnt that the federal government has ordered security upgrade at […]
The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika last week, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos disclosed that the federal government had concluded plans to arm the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) with guns. Although this is aimed at strengthening security at the airports and it is other security operatives not […]