An Ethiopian Airlines flight landed at Kaduna International Airport at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday as the first international airline to land at the airport. Azman Airlines, a domestic operator, also landed at 11.45 a.m. to mark the commencement of six weeks’ operations at the facility following the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Federal Government plans to close […]
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The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says the shutting of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, remains at midnight of Wednesday, not Tuesday as reported. Sirika made the clarification in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, March 7, in Abuja. He said that the clarification became necessary as […]
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has on Sunday assured air transport passengers being diverted to the Kaduna International Airport of maximum security. Idris gave the assurance following his inspection of security facilities in the airport. According to him, the force has deployed men and equipment required to perform their work including vehicles and helicopters for surveillance. “We […]
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The Federal Government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with effect from the midnight of March 7. This is to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. The Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna road which was given an emergency facelift with the sum of N1.1 billion. Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, who inaugurated road, commended the contractor for completing the project on scheduled. He said the project was awarded on Jan. 7 with completion period of 50 days.
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