More Nigerians now travel by air as airports record 28.25% passenger in Q1
In what may be seen as a sign of improvement across the nation’s airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), disclosed that about 3.4 million passengers travelled through Nigerian airports during the first quarter of 2018 as against the…
Airport Infrastructure: FG votes N6bn for information, landing systems for four airports
There seems to be more confusion in the planned concessioning of four major international airports in Nigeria by the federal government as upon the determination to privatise them, government is still investing in them. Globally, whenever an enterprise is slated…
Race on who lands first on new Abuja runway begins, Air Peace, Medview, others line up Wednesday
Local airlines on Monday evening announced their resumption of flights in and out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja starting from Wednesday, April 19 following completion of the rehabilitation of the runway. This is coming as the Director-General…
All set for reopening of Abuja runway to traffic, delivery now over 99%
Finishing touches are the only ongoing work at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, as all major construction works have been concluded. This was confided on Business Hilights correspondent by one of the top engineers working for Julius Berger…
2 divergent delivery work rate worry stakeholders on Abuja airport runway
Less than one week after the Minister of State for Aviation, Capt. Hadi Serika told Nigerians that rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, runway was 57.5 per cent completed, the Managing Director of Federal Airport Authority of…
FG extends Abuja Airport repairs for 18 weeks but maintains reopening schedule
Indications have emerged that the ongoing upgrade of the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will continue after the expiration of the given six weeks for another 12 weeks, making total duration 18 weeks. However, the additional 12…
Signals of completing repair works at Abuja airport runway before schedule emerge
A tour of the runway reconstruction site at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by select journalists including Abuja Bureau Chief of Business Hilights has shown that rather than six weeks as proposed by the government, the repair works may end…
FG still appealing to foreign airlines on Kaduna airport as NAIA closes today for repairs
As all is set for the shutdown of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja by midnight today, the federal government is continuing to appeal to some international airlines who have indicated that they may suspend operations to the destination pending…
Julius Berger mobilizes to site as Abuja Airport gets closed midnight Tuesday
Barring any last minute directive from above, all is set for the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, from midnight on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The public awareness and stakeholders’ notifications had been completed before now. The closure…
