Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, says the Federal Executive Council has agreed to concession the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.
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EL-RUFAI FLAGS-OFF FLIGHTS OPERATIONS BY ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE IN KADUNA
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Tuesday flagged–off flight operations by Ethiopian Airlines from Ethiopia to Kaduna.
Continue reading »AIB RESUSCITATES $5.8M LABORATORY AT ABUJA AIRPORT
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said on Tuesday it has resuscitated its $5.8 million Flight Safety Laboratory at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Continue reading »NCAA TARGETS JULY FOR CERTIFICATION OF ABUJA, LAGOS AIRPORTS
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday said it was optimistic that the certification of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be achieved by July.
Continue reading »FED GOVT BUDGETS N10 BILLION FOR ABUJA AIRPORT SECOND RUNWAY
In a bid to prevent further costly shutdown of operations, the Federal Government has begun moves to construct a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
Continue reading »WHY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN NIGERIA DROPPED 33 PER CENT IN FIRST QUARTER – OPERATOR
The Station Manager, Azman Air, Abdulahi Saroke, has attributed the drop in domestic flight operations in the first quarter to the six weeks closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Continue reading »ARIK RESUMES MAIDUGURI FLIGHTS
Arik Air on Tuesday resumed flight operations to Maiduguri, after suspending flights to the North Eastern city since 2013 due to insecurity.
Continue reading »IMMIGRATION REDEPLOYS 518 PERSONNEL FROM FIVE AIRPORTS
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the redeployment of 518 personnel from five major airports in the country.
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT: SECOND RUNWAY DEPENDENT ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, SAYS SIRIKA
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has hinted that the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be dependent on the availability of funds for the project. Sirika, who expressed the commitment of the current administration to build another runway in order to meet the increasing demand of the Abuja Airport, however […]
Continue reading »BRITISH AIRWAYS COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ON TIMELY COMPLETION OF ABUJA AIRPORT
British Airways has commended the Nigerian government on the timely completion of the repairs on the Abuja airport runway. Mr Kola Olayinka, the airline’s Regional Commercial Manager for West Africa, lauded the government in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Olayinka said that the airline had commenced flights to and from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, after the […]
Continue reading »CHISCO, TWO OTHERS HUGE GAINERS AS GOVT SPENT N84M IN TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS BETWEEN KADUNA, ABUJA IN SIX WEEKS
The Nigerian federal government has spent over N84 million for the transportation of air passengers between Kaduna and Abuja since the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The sum was shared among three motor companies that provided 29 vehicles in total to transport the passengers during the Abuja airport closure. Chisco Motors provided eighteen vehicles, Auto Star Executives […]
Continue reading »BUHARI HAILS COMPLETION, REOPENING OF ABUJA AIRPORT
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the efforts of the ministries of transport, power, works and housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. The President, in a statement signed by […]
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