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Gas Discharge Triggers Panic at MMIA Terminal 2 as FAAN Rules Out Fire

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Hundreds of passengers and airport staff at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, were thrown into panic when the sudden discharge of a gas-based fire suppression system was mistaken for smoke, causing people to scamper for safety. According to a source within the terminal, the fire safety system in a control room located inside the arrival hall was activated, releasing the terminal’s FM-200 fire suppression system. While the exact cause of…

NAMA deploys mobile control tower at MMIA, plans new CoS for staff

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has deployed a mobile control tower at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The deployment follows a period of temporary operations after a major fire on February 23, 2026, which gutted the old terminal (Terminal 1) and severely damaged the main aerodrome control tower’s air-to-ground communication equipment. The mobile tower is fully positioned and has undergone successful test runs. Air traffic controllers are prepared to begin full…

Mobile control tower ready for deployment at MMIA in few days, says NAMA

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

AFTN restored, fully operational The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NCAA) has explained why it has taken some time to deploy a mobile control tower at Lagos airport. The agency, through its spokesman, Dr Abdullahi Musa, said in a statement that the installation of aviation control infrastructure cannot be undertaken in a hurried or improvised manner. Contrary to the impression created in the media, Musa clarified that the aviation safety tool was ready for deployment and…

Our emergency response to MMIA Terminal 1 fire was very good-Capt. Mahmood

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Captain Abdullahi Zubeir Mahmood is the Director of Airport Operations at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks about the fire that gutted the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal 1 last week and how the coordination by various groups in the aviation ecosystem helped to avert what would have amounted to a national tragedy and other issues concerning the inferno The fire incident at MMIA last week caused significant…

MMIA rebuild, gross ANS neglect

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The plan by the Federal Government to build a brand-new international airport terminal in Lagos has been applauded. Still, the omission of air navigation infrastructure undermines the N712 billion investment in the project. An airport without ANS is a warehouse – a monument to incomplete strategy, writes WOLE SHADARE The rebuilding of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA) Terminal One in Lagos initially came with its controversy, given what some described as ‘outrageous’. The plan…

MMIA: Decaying aerodrome yearning for transformation

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The age-long decay of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos stares everyone in the face despite FAAN’s intervention to arrest the drift. The disclosure of a new world-class and smart aerodrome by Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo has given way to rays of hope, writes, WOLE SHADARE Hope lost Despite palliative measures from the Federal Government to sustain the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, indications have shown that the terminal can no longer work effectively. The airport terminal is…

MMIA terminal to be demolished for a new structure, says Keyamo

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

FG abandons plans for national carrier The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the old terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, disclosing that the government intends to demolish the structure and replace it with a modern facility. He equally announced that the Federal Government had abandoned plans for a national carrier, shifting its focus instead to strengthening and expanding the operations of local…

Fire outbreak at MMIA, flight operations diverted to D-Wing

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Fire broke out Thursday morning at the E54 Bridge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One with firefighters battling for more than one hour to put the fire out. The quick intervention of the electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the E Wing prevented the fire from extending to other areas of the terminal. Consequently, all flight operations in terminal One of the Lagos International Airport have been diverted to the…

Chicken Republic deepens footprint in Nigeria, opens outlet at MMIA

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to expand its footprint across multiple locations in Nigeria, a world-renowned fast-food chain, Chicken Republic has opened a new outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The outlet located strategically at the arrival hall of the Lagos airport is already a force to be reckoned with, as it prides itself in consistency, quality offerings, and great services including the brand name. All these four, so far, have helped them to achieve…

FAAN Shuts KFC MMIA Outlet Over Rights Violation

Posted on March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Wole Shadare

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…