LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine months after the multi-million Naira airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18 Runway/36Left of the Murtala Muhamed Airport were reinstalled, information reaching the Nigerian Tribune has indicated that the entire lighting system on the runway has been mysteriously carted away. The criminals were said to have taken advantage of the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the resumption of commercial flights in the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has advised non-travellers to stay away from airports. It also enjoined persons coming to pick up arriving passengers to remain in their cars until travellers exit airports’ entrances. The Authority made this known on Wednesday as…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said passengers should brace up for rigorous health checks at the airports, flight delays and increase in airfare when restrictions are lifted and operations resume post COVID-19. Speaking at an aviation webinar organised by Women in Aviation (WIA) Nigeria, with the theme: Aviation: The…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has commenced fumigation of the International Airports in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt ahead of reopening of flight operations in Nigeria. General Manager, (Corporate Affairs) Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, made this known Tuesday in a statement issued in Lagos. Mrs. Yakubu explained that the…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) has described as false the alarm that a bomb was planted on an early morning Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos on Wednesday. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, made the rebuttal in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja….
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) security personnel, Usman Mohammed slumped and died on Friday while on duty at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Olayinka Abioye, immediate past general secretary, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) said yesterday that the deceased was a former…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions on Wednesday trailed the unveiling of the name and logo of the proposed new national carrier by the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. The carrier, scheduled to begin operations by December, will replace the defunct Nigerian Airways which was liquidated in 2003 by the then President Olusegun…