New Airports Terminals May Gulp Additional N10bn

There is an indication that the federal government may source for additional N10 billion to provide the basic amenities, and relocate some facilities before the new terminals built at the four major airports in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt would come on stream. THISDAY learnt from informed source that the project cost would be […]

FAAN’s New Terminals and 2018

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 […]

Waiting for New Airport Terminals

In 2013, the Nigerian government and its Chinese counterpart deepened their diplomatic relationship when the later offered $500 million loan to Nigeria for the building of four airport terminals in Kano, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos in addition to the building of international terminal for Enugu airport, which loan was earlier secured from the Chinese. […]

NAHCO Takes over ET Handling in Kano

The Nigerian Handling Company Plc (nacho aviance) said it has started handling Ethiopia Airlines in Kano. The company said with the recent commencement of the passenger and ramp handling of Ethiopia in Kano, it has now made a complete haul of ET’s passenger services and ramp handling in Nigeria. The cut-over of the airline’s passenger […]

Sirika Promises Workers won’t Lose Jobs over Concession

Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has assured unions in the aviation industry that no worker would be sacked in the proposed concession programme of the federal government. Government has set out plan to concession four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano in the first phase of the programme, while the […]