•Abba Kyari The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday screened a video evidence tendered by the Nigeria Police through Police officer Inspector El-John Nwoke, attached to the Force Headquarters, revealing how operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) allegedly helped drug traffickers at airports. The video evidence...
•Keyamo and MMIA The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has stated that there is no going back on the implementation of the cashless policy at all revenue points at the airports. The minister, while noting that the hybrid system currently in place was temporary, added that the federal government will soon transition...
The various unions operating within Nigeria’s airports are in a dilemma over the latest federal government’s policy on concession of the facilities. The unions are appealing for the injection of private sector funds into the facilities and their upgrading, reports ThisDay. At the same time, the unions are trying to ensure that the welfare of [...
•VIP escort by police The Force Headquarters has intensified its clampdown on illegal VIP protection duties, issuing a fresh directive warning police officers against escorting Very Important Persons (VIPs) in mufti or uniform without authorization. The police leadership described the act as illegal and a clear violation of standing orders. Th...
•Bagos, KWAM1 and Keyamo A former member of the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos, has criticised the federal government’s decision to engage Fuji musician Wasiu Marshal, popularly known as Kwam1, as an ambassador for airport security protocols. Bagos, who spoke on Channels Television today, warned that the move could set an unpleasant p...
India reopened 32 airports today following a weekend ceasefire that ended the worst fighting with neighbouring Pakistan since 1999. The Airport Authority of India said the 32 — from Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir to Bhuj in the western state of Gujarat — were now available for civil operations “with immediate effect”, reports AFP. The...
Aviation unions have threatened to shut down airports across the country from March 31 over failure to remove a customs officer who assaulted the director of aviation security of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (AT...
•Aviation Minister Keyamo As the federal government moves to concession some of the major airports across the country, the only way the efforts may become a reality lies in its ability to pay attention to the settlement of the workers before embarking on the project. A renowned labour leader, who is the General Secretary of […]
•Festus-Keyamo Five airports are set for concession, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said. Keyamo spoke when he received the Regional Vice President (Africa and Middle East) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Kamil Awdhi, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, reports The Nation. A state...
Nineteen of the 22 airports in the country are unviable, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said yesterday. FAAN’s Managing Director, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku said several states in the North and Southwest are developing new airports. She spoke on a national television programme. Mrs Kuku said the authority is cross-subsidising the 19 a...
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