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NAMA loses major equipment to Lagos airport fire incident

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency disclosed on Wednesday that the fire which engulfed the Old Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday completely destroyed its equipment used for air-to-ground communications. Managing Director of NAMA, Umar Farouk, however, said backup systems had been deployed to the airport to sustain operations in Lagos. Addressing newsmen […]

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NiMet equipment destroyed at Lagos airport terminal inferno — Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has confirmed that the fire which engulfed the Old Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos destroyed critical equipment belonging to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency that was housed within the facility. Keyamo stated that the incident would accelerate the already planned reconstruction of the […]

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Flights diverted after Lagos airport fire incident

A fire outbreak at the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Monday disrupted flight operations, stranded passengers, and triggered diversions, compounding travel delays and operational uncertainty across airlines. At least six persons were hospitalised after the fire engulfed Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The incident forced the […]

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Keyamo visits Lagos airport after terminal fire incident

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, paid an emergency visit to Murtala Muhammed International Airport late Monday night after a fire outbreak occurred at the airport’s old Terminal 1. Keyamo revealed via his X handle on Tuesday morning that he arrived shortly before midnight and immediately joined the leadership of the Federal Airports […]

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Keyamo orders emergency inspection after Lagos airport terminal fire

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the leadership of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and other major aviation agencies to gather at the airport by 9:00 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, for a detailed inspection of Terminal 1. The order follows a serious fire incident that occurred on Monday […]

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Ex-convict nabbed as NDLEA seizes cocaine at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested an ex-convict, Nwobodo Basil, alongside three cargo agents over an attempt to export cocaine concealed in liquid starch sachets to the United Kingdom. The NDLEA disclosed that 75 parcels of cocaine weighing a total of 1.50 kilogrammes were recovered from factory-sealed sachets of cold-water starch at the […]

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NAF to close Lagos airport road for walk/jog exercise

The Nigerian Air Force Headquarters Logistics Command has announced the temporary closure of certain sections of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Road, Lagos, on Saturday, October 18, 2025. This closure is necessary to allow for the Command’s routine 10-kilometre Walk/Jog Exercise. According to a statement signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, Squadron Leader Abigail Ologun, […]

FG reopens Lagos airport runway after 11-month repairs
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FG reopens Lagos airport runway after 11-month repairs

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has reopened the 3.9km Runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after almost 11 months of maintenance repairs. In March 2023, FAAN announced the temporary closure of the international runway 18R/36L of the Lagos airport. The maintenance was reportedly meant to last for eight weeks. The closure […]

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 […]

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Lagos airport passengers stranded over NAHCO staff strike

  The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company employees, who are being led by the unions, have begun an indefinite strike which is causing several international and local flights at the airport to be grounded. This morning, passengers at the Murtala Mohammed International airport, Lagos, were left stranded at the airport following an industrial action by members […]

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Lagos airport customs revenue rises by 25%

Bisola Fatoye The Murtala Mohammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N69.8 billion in income in 2022 as opposed to N55.67 billion in revenue in 2021. This was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller, Sambo Dangaladima, while outlining the command’s projected earnings for 2022. He said that the area command had never enjoyed […]

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Lagos airport runway to be shut for three months

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirmed that the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos will be completely closed for three months. This is to enable some repairs and installation of Air Field Lighting to be done, FAAN said in a statement on Wednesday titled, Airfield lighting installation: FAAN to close domestic runway […]