MINISTER of State (Aviation), Sen. Hadi Sirika today explained that the vibrations experienced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) was not in any way a structural issue at the foremost airport but as a result of the unlatched doors where the coolers which have just been put into use are housed. Minister who flew […]
There is an indication that the federal government may abandon the airport concession programme, which was one of the cardinal development goals this administration wished to actualise in the aviation sector. Minister of State, Aviation, SenatorHadiSirikahad on assumption of office declared he would concession the airports, see to the establishment of a national carrier as […]
South Africa government yesterday deported 97 Nigerians resident in that country. The deportation may be the climax of the xenophobic attacks against black immigrants in South Africa in which over 100 Nigerians were allegedly killed. THISDAY learnt that the 97 Nigerians were deported from South Africa for civil and criminal offences; while six of […]
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said they have discovered 6.158kg of heroin allegedly abandoned at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The agency said in a statement that the consignment, which originated from Pakistan was left unclaimed on the conveyor belt at the arrival hall during the inward screening of […]
About 171 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya voluntarily returned to Nigeria yesterday. They heaved a sigh of relief when the aircraft that brought them landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Tuesday evening. The returnees comprised of 112 females and 59 males; the females included 109 adults, two children and […]