Nigeria may not benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which favours countries that export high volume of products and services, as records indicate that the country exports only about 13 per cent of its cargo imports, which amounts to 115 million tons annual import deficit. According to 2019 records of the Federal […]
Stakeholders in the aviation industry on Thursday called for the closure of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa over safety concerns. They pointed out that presently there is lack of critical infrastructure on the runway, which makes landing at the airport very difficult, especially in the night. The stakeholders made the call at the second […]
At the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) conference held on Wednesday in Lagos, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Rabiu Yadudu said that it would take a long time before the aviation industry would recover from the devastating effect of Coronavirus pandemic. He said that the pandemic […]
Stakeholders are signing up for the first aviation, cargo and export conference in Nigeria. The event is coming up on August 25th and 26th, 2021 in Lagos. The organisers of the conference said it has earned the support of the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) and Ethiopian Airlines Cargo along with many airlines, logistics and global […]
Officials of international airlines that operate in Nigeria have alleged that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had diverted the multibillion-naira security tax it collected from passengers for the provision of facilities at the airports. But FAAN has denied the allegation, saying it was false. Every passenger traveling to international destination pays $20 security […]
