Aviation

Immigration Arrest Passenger with Firearms at Lagos Airport

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Command on Wednesday morning intercepted an American citizen with firearms at the airport. The male passenger (names withheld), who arrived the country aboard a United Airlines flight from Houston, United States at 10:10am, was said to have checked-in the firearms. The passenger was also said […]

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Extortion Epidemic at Lagos Airport

About five months ago, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria took firm decision to stamp out extortion and touting at the major airports in the country. Writer says that despite avowed determination to cleanse the airports of such ills, obnoxious acts still go on at the Lagos airport When the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria […]

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Security Operatives Use Threat, Delay to Extort Money from Passengers at Lagos Airport

The extortion of Nigerian travellers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA) by security operatives has returned with full vigour after the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo reduced passengers’ interface with security officials at the introduction of ease of doing business policy at the airport. In 2018 the federal government introduced seamless […]

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Immigration Decries Attack on Officers by Those Banned from Overseas Travel

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede has frowned at the attacks on its personnel by intending passengers blacklisted by the state from leaving the country. Bandede said Immigration is currently in conversation to see if people can be notified of their inability to travel before they their intending date for […]