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Keyamo Orders Dismantling of Joint Luggage Inspection Table, Launches New Reforms at MMIA, GAT

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December 7, 2024
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the dismantling of joint inspection tables managed by multiple security agencies, which they use for physical inspection of passengers’ luggage. The Minister said, henceforth, inspections will focus on intelligence-based screening, use of advanced scanning technology equipment, and non-physical passenger profiling to enhance efficiency and accuracy, insisting that these new reforms must […]

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Reps Mulls Single Security Administration for Airports

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November 19, 2021
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The House of Representatives is spearheading a major reform of the nation’s international airports in support of the federal government’s Ease of Doing Business, (EODB) initiative that would usher in a single security screening point for arriving and departing passengers. Currently there are many security operatives including the Nigerian Customs Services, National Drug Law Enforcement […]

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FAAN Fortifies Security at MMIA Airport

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October 5, 2019
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Airline operators and other users of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have confirmed that there is improved security at the terminal and airside of the airport. THISDAY learnt that Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) has been deployed at the various areas at the international terminal and also at the sterile areas of the airport after […]

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Airport Security: Managing Insider Threat

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May 11, 2019
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The greatest threat to airport security is the conspiracy of insiders who always breach security for personal reasons. This writer says that with revelations in the Kano airport drug trafficking ring, Nigeria may not be insulated from this dangerous threat. Investigations into the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268, which exploded shortly after take-off from Sham […]

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Security Experts Lament Danger of Nigeria’s Porous Airports

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December 8, 2018
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Aviation security experts have warned that urgent action must be taken to protect Nigerian airports from being infiltrated by terrorists, insisting that currently all such facilities in the country are porous and accessible to those who may want to inflict maximum damage to travellers and other airport users. Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the […]