MAMA2 Aviation

Our Concession is 36 Years, Says Bi-Courtney

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos has declared that its concession agreement with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) subsists for 36 years and not 12 years as claimed in some quarters. The terminal operator also claimed that FAAN had denied it at least N250bn as […]

How Govt Inference is Killing Nigeria’s Airports

Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have identified government interference as the major cause of infrastructure decay and poor management of Nigeria’s airports. They alleged that those in positions of authority enrich themselves from the agency and force their acolytes and relations to be employed by the agency even when they are […]

Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika Aviation

Ex-Nigerian Airways Staff Protest over Delay in Payment of Gratuities

Staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) on Wednesday protested over the non-payment of N78 billion gratuities, which the federal government earlier agreed to pay them. The workers numbering over 500 walked through the Mutrtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, carrying placards with various inscriptions on them, some of which include “In month of August, […]

Sirika to Meet Stakeholders to Explain Planned Abuja Closure

As a follow-up to the decision of the Federal government to temporarily shut down operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for repairs on the runway and the taxi ways of the airport, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika is to engage the industry stakeholders on issues arising from the proposed closure. […]