The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha, has reached the conclusion that the aviation sector is bedeviled by sundry problems that are threatening the future of air transport in Nigeria. She spoke on actions being taken to rejuvenate the industry. Excerpts: What was the purpose of the House Committee’s visit to […]
Since this year there have been at least 11 fire incidents at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Although the incidents disrupted activities and damaged facilities at the terminal, no life was lost. The fire incidents that sometimes lasted for hours threatened safety at the Lagos airport. As the major speaker at […]
Kunle Aderinokun The recent sack of directors and general managers at the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by the federal government has been described as an action that would reverse the gains of reforms in the aviation in the last four years. In fact, the sack, which has also been criticised for being politically […]
The Management of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform the general public that power has been restored shortly after the spark that happened at the Finger Main Distribution Board at the E-Finger of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. A spark occurred at the E-Finger of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, […]
The House Committee on Aviation has condemned the slow pace of work at the new terminal being built by the Chinese at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and said that it should have been completed by the end of this year, but the pace of work indicated that the company would not meet […]