The President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu has said that the international organisation is focusing on airport infrastructure in the next three years, 2017-2019 to ensure that member countries have developed airport infrastructure, which would enhance safety, security and comfort of passengers. Dr. Aliu, who is a Nigerian, in […]
Despite the seemingly tight security at the nation’s airports, incidents of stowaways and other illegal infiltrations to supposedly secure areas of the airports are on the rise. The report last Wednesday of a dead body found in the wheel-well of Arik Air aircraft on arrival in Johannesburg at the South Africa Airways Technical maintenance at […]
Top security officials from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the weekend held emergency meeting on how to fortify security at the nation’s airports. THISDAY learnt that the federal government has ordered security upgrade at […]
The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has commended the African and Indian Ocean Satellite Communication Network (AFISNET) for significantly contributing to the enhancement of safety and efficiency of air navigation within and across the African and Indian Ocean (AFI) region. Sirika, who made the remark while declaring open the 24th meeting of the Western […]
The federal government has deployed about N1billion for the rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway. Already, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has set up a committee to overseas the restoration work. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the runway has been in bad state due to overutilisation and […]