After several years of lamentation by passengers about the decay of facilities, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has started firm efforts to rejuvenate airport infrastructure. With the opening of new terminals in Abuja and Port Harcourt, the agency is poised to modernize international airports in the country, writes Chinedu Eze. On January 6, […]
There is an indication that the federal government may source for additional N10 billion to provide the basic amenities, and relocate some facilities before the new terminals built at the four major airports in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt would come on stream. THISDAY learnt from informed source that the project cost would be […]
The Federal Government has completed plans to arm aviation security (AVSEC) personnel who are the primary security operatives at the airports with guns in the face of current terror threat. Government also has given consideration to the abuse and influx of passengers to the restricted areas of the airport by sometimes unruly passengers, thus causing […]
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha, has reached the conclusion that the aviation sector is bedeviled by sundry problems that are threatening the future of air transport in Nigeria. She spoke on actions being taken to rejuvenate the industry. Excerpts: What was the purpose of the House Committee’s visit to […]
