Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Aviation

Uber Driver Goes Berserk, Strips Naked over Impounded Vehicle

There was commotion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Wednesday, when an Uber driver out of frustration and a sense of intimidation, allegedly stripped himself naked, as protest against manhandling by official taxi operators at the airport. The operators in collaboration with a task force organised by the Federal Airports Authroity of Nigeria (FAAN) […]

MMIA Aviation

Toll Gate Controversy: FAAN Terminates I-CUBE Contract

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has terminated the concession agreement it has with I-CUBE West Africa, the company handling the toll collection at the  Murtala Muhammed International Airport Access gate due to the controversy generated when labour unilaterally took over the collection of tolls at the gate. FAAN said the termination of the […]

Aviation

Aviation unions dislodge concessionaire, seize control of Lagos Airport toll gate

Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), yesterday seized control of the Murtala Muhammed Airport access gate, Lagos. Following series of meetings between the leadership of the unions and the management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria […]

New Terminal, MMIA Aviation

As FAAN Counts Losses over New Terminal Location

New terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Beside structural deficiencies of the new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the location of the facility may cost the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) huge amount of money as compensation for the existing structures that must be demolished to expand and […]

Radar Aviation

FAAN, NCAA, Traffic Controllers Bicker over Landing Facilities

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has refuted the claim by the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos lacks facilities to enhance landing by foreign airlines. It said contrary to the claim, it had provided the needed lighting system for […]