FAAN INAUGURATES ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY UNIT

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has inaugurated its ANTI-CORRUPTION and TRANSPARENCY UNIT(ACTU). The eleven man committee which was sworn in on Thursday, March 2nd at an event in Lagos were charged to ensure the domestication of the key tenets of ICPC, which are transparency, accountability and good ethical practices at the Federal Airports Authority […]

Drug Cartel Abandons Heroin at MMIA

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 […]

Dealing with Drug Trafficking and Abuse

There have been many  reports about drug trafficking from the nation’s airports, which occur on daily basis. But beyond the drugs being trafficked, it has become obvious that Nigeria is also a consuming nation of hard and illicit drugs.   A visit to drug rehabilitation centres will show how many young Nigerians and others who are […]

Extortion as a Culture at Nigerian Airports

Security operatives at the nation’s airports have imbibed the extortion of passengers as a culture and this has grave implications. An  activist, Lanre David Lijadu recently wrote on his Facebook account what he went through on arrival and departure from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. He painted a sordid picture of how security operatives extort money from […]