Last week the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, reiterated the intention of the Buhari’s administration to kick-off the aerotropolis programme, even at the twilight of its tenure, but stakeholders have frowned at the plan to demolish agency’s facilities to make way for the project in Lagos. Writing for Airport Council International (ACI), Sabrina Guerieri, […]
Last week, the Aviation Round Table (ART) held a breakfast meeting in Lagos and deliberated on the industry with the theme on airport security. In the communiqué the think-tank body released later, it stated among other things that multi-layered security system, which does not necessarily mean physical multi-layer structure but technologically driven security coverage, should […]
After the unveiling of the new international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos in March 2022, it has remained underutilized, but Air Peace, pushed by nationalistic zeal moved to the facility shortly after it was opened to operate all its international and regional services. Other airlines for different reasons were reluctant to relocate […]
The officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos Command has arrested two travellers over alleged stolen and fake international passports. The travellers, Melekwe Gift and Melekwe Peace who were on their way to India were arrested aboard Qatar Airways flight on June 23, 2022. A statement signed by the Public […]
Investors and aviation experts have warned that the recent pronouncement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that it would suspend issuance of licences to investors who wish to establish businesses at the airport free trade zones (FZ), would hinder the flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and discourage the berth of capital intensive […]
