Lagos Airport Archives — City Business News

October 13, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds N3.1b Heroin At Lagos Airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested a Thailand returnee, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simon peter, for importing 13.30 kilograms of heroin worth over N3.192 billion.Thi...

July 4, 2024 No Responses

Customs Impounds Firearms, Drones At Lagos Airport

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized assorted arms, drones, and military accoutrements worth ₦1.5bn exported from Turkey to Lagos State. Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed Are...

May 12, 2024 No Responses

NSIB Probes Xejet Aircraft Incident

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigations into the circumstances leading to the skidding off of an Embraer 145 aircraft in the fleet of Xejet Airline. XeJet Airline skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala...

November 11, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Begins Transit Flights Via Lagos Airport

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has commenced transit flights through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos to various regional and international cities, a news release issued by the airline on Friday, November 11, has revealed.The relea...

September 11, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds Meth, Skunk Consignments At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of skunk concealed in tomato paste tins and methamphetamine hidden in used clothes. The hard drugs were meant for export to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. A statement by the...

April 20, 2022 No Responses

Air Peace Relocates International Flight Operations To New MMIA Terminal 2

Air Peace has relocated all its international flight operations from the old Terminal One to the newly inaugurated Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Spokesperson, Mr Stanley Olisa in a statement explained that the airline...

March 23, 2022 No Responses

Ibom Air COO Lauds New Lagos Airport Terminal

George Uriesi, Chief Operating Officer, Ibom Air, says the inauguration of new terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport delights every airline and will boost the country’s aviation sector. Uriesi said this at the Nigerian Institute of Management Ch...

February 10, 2022 No Responses

FAAN Appeals To Passengers Over Conveyor Belts Maintenance

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has appealed to passengers over ongoing maintenance of conveyor belts at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, in a sta...

January 29, 2022 No Responses

FAAN To Expand General Aviation Terminal

As part of efforts to improve infrastructure and service delivery at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded plans to expand the Zulu wing of the terminal. In a statement on Friday,...

January 25, 2022 No Responses

FAAN Tackles Customs Over Alleged Security Breach At Lagos Airport

By ebosele@hotmail.com — The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Monday, accused some personnel of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of allegedly disrupting security procedure at the Lagos Airport. According to FAAN, some...

January 11, 2022 No Responses

FAAN Hands Over 90 Touts To Police In Lagos, Abuja

As part of effort to rid the nation’s airports of touting and extortion, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has arrested over 90 persons, caught at both the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, alleg...

December 6, 2021 No Responses

Emirates Resumes Daily Flights To Nigeria

Emirates on Monday morning touched down in Abuja and Lagos, marking the restart of daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. A statement sent to City Business News explained that Emirates received a spectacular water canon welcome at Murtala...

November 11, 2021 No Responses

SAHCO Reveals Cool Dollies, Pallet Dollies, Others

By ebosele@hotmail.com — The management of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, commissioned Cool Dollies “which is the first of its kind in West Africa amongst other multi-million naira Ground ...