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FG Moves To Sanitise Airports, Boost Service Delivery Via Special Marshals

Posted on November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to sanitise airports across the country as well as boost service delivery by appointing Special Airport Marshals. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed on Thursday, in a statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Moshood. The marshals are expected to conduct unscheduled visits to the airports, monitor staff conduct, and assess the general hygiene and conditions of the airports. Also, the Marshals who are expected to…

Relief as Lagos plans to fix deplorable MMA airport access road

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

At last, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has listened to the harrowing pain of private jet operators, aviation agency workers and other users of the access road leading from the domestic wing of the Lagos airport to the international wing of the airport. However, worried by the negative image it has to the FAAN and the country at large, the Managing Director of FAAN Mrs. Olubunmi Kiku has expressed her joy for the…

Disused airplanes hamper security, airport aesthetics

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Security and surveillance at airports across Nigeria will improve significantly if the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) receives permission to remove abandoned aircraft from the graveyards according to experts. Some of them who spoke to Aviation Metric said various Ministers have called for the owners of the disused aircraft to repeatedly issue directives for owners to remove their unserviceable aircraft to enhance security coverage. However, litigation involving nearly all these aircraft has resulted in them…

Aviation won’t survive without thriving airports, says Minister

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has expressed concern over the country’s airport infrastructure, adding that for airports to be viable, they must have the infrastructure to support current and future demand. He further stated that without thriving airports, there can be no thriving aviation industry, hinting that airport viability is not just a priority but a necessity for any ambitious aviation business. To buttress the minister’s assertion, the Managing Director of the…

Amid airport security challenges, FAAN commissions 120 AVSEC officers at int’l aerodromes

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Special force to bear arms In line with global practice and part of the mission to beef up security at the nation’s airports, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku commissioned 120 officers of the Aviation Security ( AVSEC) Special Force to international airports across the country. The Special Force has been trained to bear arms as part of the mission to beef up security at the…

‘Our major plan is to fix decaying airport infrastructure, masterplan’

Posted on June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku said the immediate plans of the agency is to start with minor modifications and maintenance policies of many of the decaying airports’ infrastructure. These immediate plans according to her involve things like lighting in the airports, and resuscitation of the airport cooling system to start working immediately noting that the inheritance of decaying infrastructure by the President Tinubu administration should not…

Hajj pilgrims to enjoy improved services at airports

Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it would bring changes to how it handles Hajj operations at the airports, assuring pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj of improved quality services across all the aerodromes where they will be airlifted to the Holy Land. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli said the agency will leave nothing to chance in ensuring that Nigerians travelling…

FAAN to tackle multiple cargo charges at airports, develop cargo bill of rights

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Kabir Mohammed at the weekend said the lingering problem of delays and multiple charges for cargo at the airports would soon be tackled. He made the disclosure when the aviacargo roadmap committee visited him, assuring them that the observation and recommendation of the group would be implemented amid monthly briefing to Mohammed by the coordinator of the committee, Mr. Ikechi Uko. In his presentation,…

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