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FAAN, NSA to eliminate multiple physical checks at airports

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FAAN, NSA to eliminate multiple physical checks at airports

…Reduce military, paramilitary personnel at aerodromes   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) have concluded plans to reduce the number of military and paramilitary personnel at Nigeria international airports who have physical touches with passengers’ baggage multiple times thus constituting delays and numerous inconveniences to travellers passing through the airports. Over the years, complaints have increased about the unnecessary multiple checks of passengers’ belongings carried…

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FAAN Shuts KFC MMIA Outlet Over Rights Violation

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FAAN Shuts KFC MMIA Outlet Over Rights Violation

In line with  Lagos  State law on People with Special Needs, Part C, section 55 of  General Provisions on Discrimination which states that” A person shall not deprive another person of access to any place, vehicle or facility that members of the public are entitled to enter or use based on the disability of that person”, the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has closed the KFC facility at the Murtala Muhammed…

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Wigwe ill be missed, says Kuku, FAAN MD

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Wigwe ill be missed, says Kuku, FAAN MD

More condolences are beginning to pour in on the passing of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and founder of the How Foundation Mr. Herbert Wigwe as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku has expressed her profound sorrow at the passing of the banker. In a statement personally signed by Kuku, she fondly recalls a recent meeting she and some FAAN Directors…

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FAAN MD: Multiple screening layers cause chaotic travel experiences at airports

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FAAN MD: Multiple screening layers cause chaotic travel experiences at airports

Says Lagos airport runway ready soon     The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku has expressed concern over multiple travel experiences at many of the country’s airports, particularly the international aerodromes. The FAAN boss advised that security agencies should be consolidated to ensure that passengers undergo one seamless screening process. The fact that presently passengers have to undergo multiple screening layers, she added, leaves them with bad…

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FAAN: Relocation done to stop waste of public resources

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FAAN: Relocation done to stop waste of public resources

Movement to Abuja ill-advised-Orah Authority to build befitting permanent headquarters   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has stated that the relocation of its headquarters from Abuja to its original base in Lagos came to fruition after wide consultation by the new management of the agency with stakeholders which they admitted was in the interest of the authority and country. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli Orah in a statement late on…

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Four years after, FG reverses decision, relocates FAAN to Lagos

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Four years after, FG reverses decision, relocates FAAN to Lagos

Four years after the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari relocated all the aviation agencies to Abuja, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reversed the decision by asking the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate to Lagos. This was revealed in a memo dated January 15th, 2024, and signed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku. The memo read, “The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has directed that the…

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FAAN Task Force raids criminals’ hideout, arrests five, dismantles shanties at Lagos airport

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FAAN Task Force raids criminals’ hideout, arrests five, dismantles shanties at Lagos airport

  The Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) of the Murtala  Muhammed  International Airport, Lagos has carried out a raid of the Joint Users Hydrant Installation (JUHI) canal and the international access road bridge with the exercise leading to the arrest of five suspects. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli Orah in a statement on Saturday lamented the gradual transformation of the JUHI canal which she said was fast turning into a potential…

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FAAN inducts 201 AVSEC to boost airport safety capacity

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FAAN inducts 201 AVSEC to boost airport safety capacity

In a bid to respond to the 21st century of airports and passenger management, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Tuesday inducted 201 aviation security cadets. Basic Standard Training Programme (STP 123) Course is a residential training programme with a duration of eight weeks designed to help integrate new Cadets into the Civil Aviation Industry to implement, monitor and enforce aviation security measures proactively by locally approved regulations. Kuku The managing director of…

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Gale of sack as FG removes FAAN, NAMA, NSIB MDs, suspends DG NCAA

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Gale of sack as FG removes FAAN, NAMA, NSIB MDs, suspends DG NCAA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development: The managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been removed from office and replaced by Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the FAAN. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo has…

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Ethiopian Airlines bars use of popular Ghana Must Go sack over damage to conveyor belts

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Ethiopian Airlines bars use of popular Ghana Must Go sack over damage to conveyor belts

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines has prohibited the usage of travel sacks popularly known as Ghana Must Go for travelers using the country’s airports, particularly those travelling through the country’s international airports. The airline in a circular to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), FAAN, entitled, ‘Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go” signed by Manager, Airport Services, Henok Gizachew dated November 24 stated that the use of Ghana Must Go as…

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