CIoTA President Advocates Safer Road Transportation
…Jamoh Commiserates with Families of Container Accident Victims President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has restated the institute’s commitment to safety of all modes of transportation in the country, especially those operated…
(Special Report) Why can’t Nigeria manage tollgate concessions transparently?
The recent hijack or takeover of the collection of tolls at the access gate of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos by Aviation workers’ unions on Monday has raised an issue of urgent national importance as the country continues to…
MMIA: No functional runway, approach lights force landing int’l flights to Accra
International flights coming to Lagos from abroad have continued to divert landing in Lagos to Accra International Airport where runway and approach lights are visible due to their regular maintenance. Otherwise, foreign Airlines into the Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA),…
S’East business leaders decry abandonment of repair work at Enugu Airport
Contrary to the assurance of the Katsina State-born Minister of Aviation Capt. Hadi Sirika who announced that work will start as soon as the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu is shut down, today September 30, 2019 makes it 36 days…
FAAN seals synergy with stakeholders’ to upgrade airport infrastructure
The new helmsman at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, have started reacting to the recent appeal to Nigeria and other African countries, by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on airport infrastructure upgrade. Part of…
Maritime stakeholders seek diversion of cargoes from Lagos to southern ports
The ongoing drive by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to decongest air traffic from Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos to newly inaugurated world class facilities at Port Harcourt and Abuja airports, has captured the interest of shipping…
Pilgrims to SCOAN topped foreign visitors’ to Lagos, Abuja airports in 2018—Study
…As FAAN report says 4.2m Int’l passengers moved in, out of airports same period Just as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said a total of 15.2 million passengers passed through Nigerian airports in 227,834 aircraft movements in…
Facts emerge on why Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 became ECOWAS hub
Like the saying goes, ‘What you put is what you get’, additional financial facts have emerged on why Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 won the hearts of international aviation investors and leading global carriers as their best bet in…
Sanctions await agencies, operators owing FAAN as 30-day notice elapses
Strong indication emerged Tuesday that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is set to announce sanctions for some government agencies and private airport operators over huge indebtedness to the agency following the expiration of given 30 day notice. Some…
FAAN denies negligence of facilities, assures improved security checks at airports
Contrary to speculations that several checking in screening machines at Nigerian airports have been compromised and left to rot away, the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has denied that it has neglected critical security checks during…
