By Foster Obi Following the fire incident that destroyed part of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State on Monday, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said the situation is under control and assured passengers of safety as normal operations has since began. A statement signed by Henrietta Yakubu , General Manager, […]
By Foster Obi Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Ameachi has lauded the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the establishment of an Ultra-Modern Marine and Harbour Simulation Centre at Dockyard Apapa. A press statement signed by Engr. A. A. Jatto, NPA’s General Manager, Corporate & Strategic Communications said while addressing stakeholders at the […]
By Foster Obi The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has ordered freight forwarders operating at the nation’s seaports to ignore unauthorized policemen that are involved in illegal interception of already cargoes. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Mr. Hassan Bello gave the order when the Maritime Police Command led by AIG Abdul […]
By Foster Obi To avoid missing their flight and putting themselves through unnecessary pressures, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has advised passengers to leave their homes early, owing to the ongoing reconstruction of the road leading the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. A statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, […]
We’d like to see more scrutiny as the impetus to rally around Boeing right now leaves little room for skepticism and improvements. Boeing Co. and the Federal Aviation Administration this week attempted to wrest back control of the narrative about the grounded 737 Max jet. As far as the stock is concerned, it was a […]
The Federal Airports of Nigeria (FAAN) says it is working on plans to secure approval for Aviation Security (AVSEC) officials to bear arms. FAAN Managing Director, Saleh Dunoma, made this known while briefing reporters in Lagos on Wednesday. Mr Dunoma explained that before the end of the year, AVSEC personnel would have been permitted to […]
GARA-BChina and Indonesia grounded their fleets of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft on Monday as witnesses recalled the terrifying spectacle of smoke and debris trailing from an Ethiopian Airlines plane before it crashed killing 157 people. The disaster came five months after a jet of the same model came down in Indonesia, killing 189 people, […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in collaboration with security agencies, have intensified effort to clampdown on touting at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, who stated this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Friday, warned unauthorised persons to […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps said on Friday that no fewer than 393 children were involved in crashes towards the end of the year out of which 29 lost their lives. The corps noted that the fatality figure represented 21 per cent increase in the casualties recorded during the same period in 2017. In total, […]
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has directed CCECC, the contractor handling the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, to complete the Iju-Agbado section of the project in two weeks. The minister gave the directive on Thursday while inspecting the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan rail project from Lagos-Abeokuta and Ibadan sections. He wanted the Chinese firm to speed up […]