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FAAN increases Abuja airport toll fare
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FAAN increases Abuja airport toll fare

        The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has introduced a revised toll fare tariff at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The FAAN Management announced in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that the implementation of the new tariff will commence on July 17. As per the management’s announcement, the car fare will […]

Airport security makes five arrests daily - FAAN
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FAAN, Enugu govt partner to turn airport into aviation hub

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has partnered with the Enugu State Government led by Governor Peter Mbah, to transform the Akanu Ibiam International Airport into an Aviation hub for tourism in the state. The agency made this known on Monday in a statement, as it shared pictures from their visit to the Governor, presenting […]

JUST IN: Buhari fires FAAN MD Yadudu
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Buhari fires FAAN MD Yadudu

The federal government has dismissed the managing director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, from his duties. Together with five other directors, Yadudu was fired from his role as an agency director on Friday after The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari had appointed him MD in 2019. Meanwhile, Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been […]

NSIB, NCAA launch investigation into Max Air plane incident
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NSIB, NCAA launch investigation into Max Air plane incident

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau as well as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority have launched an investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the Max Air aircraft mishap, which occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Nairametrics reported that with 144 passengers and six members of the flight crew on board, […]

Airport security makes five arrests daily - FAAN
Aviation

FAAN begins registration for Aviation conference

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is billed to hold its annual National Aviation Conference between May 15 and 18.   Registration for the conference has also begun at conference.faan.gov.ng.   The conference, which is tagged: “Sustainability of the Aviation Industry in Nigeria”, would be held at the International Conference Centre, Area 11, Central Area, […]

FG relocates FAAN headquarters from Abuja to Lagos
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FAAN serves airport illegal occupant vacate order

All unauthorized inhabitants of airport grounds have been warned by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to leave the area for their own safety and security. The operations of Lagos State’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport, according to a statement released on Tuesday by the General Manager of Corporate Affairs Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, are at risk due to […]

NASS committee orders Sirika to halt demolition of aviation offices
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NASS committee orders Sirika to halt demolition of aviation offices

The Joint Committee on Aviation of the National Assembly issued a directive to Senator Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, on Wednesday, ordering him to halt the planned demolition of the aviation agencies’ offices in Lagos. The clerk of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Franca Mbah, and her House of Representatives counterpart, Bassey Edem, both signed a letter addressed to […]

Airport security makes five arrests daily - FAAN
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Easter: FAAN denies marketers access to fuel aeroplanes, says report

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is reportedly denying access to aviation fuel marketers at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja which may likely cause a disruption in some Nigerian’s Easter plans. This follows the lingering aircraft delays owing to the scarcity of aviation fuel called A1 fuel. The Punch reported on Thursday gathered the information […]

FAAN shuts Lagos airport runway for eight weeks
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  Kazeem Owoseni   The Federal Airport Authority has announced to the general public that runway 18R/36L of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, has been closed. This was contained in a notification twitted on the organisation’s verified Twitter handle, this morning. According to the notice, the runway was closed, to carry out some […]