Domestic operations have been paralised nationwide by harmattan haze, which reached its peak on Monday night. The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had earlier warned about the harmattan haze but nobody expected the thick fog and dust that enveloped the airspace on Tuesday, forcing airlines to cancel their […]
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd) said that the Agency’s counter-narcotic measures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos had led to the interception of the largest quantity of ephedrine with a total weight of 83.390kgs. The ephedrine which was concealed in female […]
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 […]
About 152 Nigerians were brought back from Libya on Monday evening at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The deportees, according to sources, stated that they voluntarily returned to the country on their own accord but it was recorded that some of them had tried to make their way to Europe, although unsuccessfully. It […]
Last week aviation industry stakeholders and captains of industries, brainstormed on government’s plan to concession airport facilities. They concluded that Nigeria is a high-risk country for investors The frenzy about federal government’s plan to concession airport facilities was taking a high note until economics, entrepreneurs, aviators and politicians thawed at government’s intentions, the vacuity of […]