The announcement made by the federal government on Monday that Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would be allowed to carry arms, has elicited reactions from industry security experts. Many of the stakeholders have expressed fear that some AVSEC officials may misuse the weapon and that would be tragic for […]
The federal government has fulfilled the promise it made about two years ago that the Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would now bear arms. In 2016 the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said that due to terror threats and general insecurity that may cause breaches at the […]
An airport has two sides. There is the land side, which hosts the terminal and all the things needed to make it possible for passengers to access the airplane for a flight. These include structures for passenger facilitation, security system and passenger comfort. Then there is the airside, which is dedicated to ensuring that a […]
Airline operators have questioned the veracity of the N516 billion debts, which the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika alleged that Nigerian carriers owe aviation agencies and other companies in Nigeria. The Minister who spoke to journalists on Thursday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos said the Nigerian airlines are ridden with […]
Many passengers who travelled through the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja since early 2017 after the ease of doing business policy was introduced by the federal government acknowledged that passenger processing has improved and now travellers spend less time checking in and going through […]
