Lagos airport
21 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed Area Command, seized contraband items between July and October 2024, including 175 military helmets, 50 drones, and 250 live turtles, with a Duty-Paid Value (DPV) exceeding N3.3 billion.
4 Nov
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drug consignments worth N4.5 billion recovered from two lavatories on an Ethiopian
1 Aug
Operations at Lagos airports continued seamlessly on Thursday, with a heavy security presence at various access points. This includes the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services, the Domestic General Airport Terminal I operated by FAAN, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd., the operator of MMA2,…
3 Jun
Intending travellers have been left stranded as all entry points into the domestic terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) are currently inaccessible. The entry points to the airport were blocked due to the industrial action called by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), as a result, all flight operations…
18 May
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released a preliminary report on the incident involving a Dana Air MD 82 aircraft that skidded off the Lagos airport runway on April 23, 2024, attributing the incident to a failure in the aircraft's nose landing gear (NLG). Recalled that following the runway incursion by the aircraft upon…
9 Apr
Officers of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted live ammunition, sea cucumbers, donkey genitals and Tramadol worth N5.7 billion at the Lagos airport.
28 Mar
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has closed the KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. FAAN’s spokesperson, Obiageli Orah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The closure follows a complaint by a customer in a wheelchair, alleging discriminatory treatment he received at the airport by officials of the…
7 Jan
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, said it generated N30.503b revenue in 2023.
13 Dec 2023
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it had begun investigations regarding an officer, who, in a viral video, was seen requesting N5,000 bribe at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
12 Dec 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced an investigation into an incident at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, where an officer was observed soliciting a N5,000 bribe from a passenger. The National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to…
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