Abuja Runway Closure: Sirika Delivers as Kaduna Comes Alive

Three weeks into the diversion of flights from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) to Kaduna International Airport, for runway rehabilitation at the Abuja Airports, it would seem that the programme is going on as scheduled. Scores of flights have operated in and out of the airport showing its capability to handle international operations, in […]

POOR AIRPORT RUNWAYS AND FAAN’S FISCAL MALAISE

Airport runways under the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria are all rundown. The poor conditions of the facilities expose flights to security and safety threats On Monday when the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator HadiSirika met with members of Aviation Round Table (ART) in Lagos, […]

UN TRAINS AVIATION SECURITY OFFICIALS IN COUNTER TERRORISM

To combat the spate of terrorism threats globally, the United Nations Aviation School Project has commenced training of all Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel in Nigeria. The objective is to effectively mitigate the threat posed to civil aviation by terrorist organizations. It will also provide a key element for a robust national aviation security policy to […]

FAAN INAUGURATES ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY UNIT

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has inaugurated its ANTI-CORRUPTION and TRANSPARENCY UNIT(ACTU). The eleven man committee which was sworn in on Thursday, March 2nd at an event in Lagos were charged to ensure the domestication of the key tenets of ICPC, which are transparency, accountability and good ethical practices at the Federal Airports Authority […]

ACTING PRESIDENT URGES FOREIGN AIRLINES TO COME TO KADUNA AIRPORT

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the weekend appealed to all foreign airlines operating into Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and urged those that cancelled their Abuja flights instead of moving their operations to Kaduna to reconsider their decision. Osinbajo urged them not to see the diversion of flights from the airport to Kaduna as an […]