The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has banned the planned helicopter shuttle service from Kaduna to Abuja by some helicopter companies. In a memo banning the move, Monguno said, “In view of the closure of the airport, air travelers will be required to travel by road/train to Abuja from Kaduna International Airport. This will undoubtedly cause constraints on the movement […]
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The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said on Monday that work on Abuja Light Rail Project has reached 90 per cent, as most of the rail stations are at the finishing stages. The minister made this known after his inspection of the project site in Abuja. Bello noted that there are 13 railway bridges, 50 culverts, 15 flyover bridges and […]
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The rehabilitation work has commenced at the closed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who visited the airport reports that the contractor, Julius Berger Plc, has commenced the work at the site. The report said that the airport runway was cleared of unwanted equipment and aircraft while Julius Berger vehicles were seen […]
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Some foreign airlines have reversed their boycott of Kaduna International Airport as alternative aerodrome during the temporary closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, for repair works. Reports have it that following an inspection of the refurbished Kaduna Airport, carriers like Lufthansa have now expressed their intention to fly to Kaduna. Meanwhile, Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dream Liner was […]
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Helicopter service operators in the country are set for a boom time on account of the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for its runway repair. The operators, who are deploying both charter and shuttle service helicopters for different categories of people and pockets, on various routes inwards Abuja, are expecting to make it big with […]
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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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