Murtala Muhammed International Airport
15 Oct
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled plans to reintroduce the concession of five international airports nationwide. The airports include Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
14 Oct
A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after attempting to smuggle in 13.30kg of heroin, worth an estimated N3.192 billion.
18 Aug
Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos, intercepted a shipment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 800 grams, concealed in noodles destined for Congo. This was revealed in a statement released on the NDLEA website. The agency stated…
7 Jun
British Airways has opened a totally renovated luxurious lounge in the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, following a six-month refurbishment.
3 Jun
British Airways has opened a renovated luxurious lounge at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In a statement, British Airways said passengers will be transported into a new contemporary lounge once they pass through the grand entrance with floor-to-ceiling glass. The opening of the facility came on the back of a six-month refurbishment. According to…
2 Jun
The Minister of State for Defense, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, has expressed optimism that with Caverton Helicopters facilities and achieveme
20 May
Air Peace is under scrutiny by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following reports from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UKCAA) alleging violations of safety regulations. This is coming just three months after Air Peace launched its popular Lagos-London route. The route, which Air Peace operates from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to Gatwick…
20 Apr
The federal government has said 33 electronic passport gates (e-gates) will be installed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos, and the three other international airports to secure the nation's borders. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known while inspecting the final stages of installation of the gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
29 Mar
About seven years of waiting is finally over. An indigenous carrier, Air Peace Airline, will today resume the Lagos-London operations, restoring national pride and competition on the busy route.
7 Mar
Fire broke out on Thursday at the terminal of the E-Arrival Finger of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
6 Feb
Reacting to recurring blackout at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has asked the management of the airport to sit up or get booted out.
16 Dec 2023
At first they couldn’t recognise him properly but he knew them vividly like the lines on the palm of his hands. He stood there, mouth agape on sighting these two people who made life painful and miserable for him while he was a kid. He held his breathe with asphyxiating shock for a couple of…
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The Peace Fund Committee for Victims of Insecurity, established by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has donated N1 million each to the families of victims of insecurity in Enugu and Ebonyi states. This is in continuation of its mission to bring relief to victims of insecurity in…
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Nigeria continued its fine start to the ongoing ICC T20 Cricket World Cup sub-regional qualifier yesterday with a 264-run defeat of Cote d’Ivoire in Abuja. The Yellow-Green had earlier on Saturday defeated St. Helena by 118 runs, with Ridwan Abdulkareen taking three wickets in succession (totalling four in the game) to emerge man of the…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a petrol station in Ajilete, Ogun State, after uncovering its involvement in smuggling petroleum products to the Republic of Benin. The station’s staff were reportedly caught filling plastic kegs with petrol, intended for illegal transport across the border The operation was part of a week-long sting by Operation…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that an attempt to embrace smoking as a young man could have led him down a destructive path, stating, "I could have become addicted." Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday during the Fly Above The High anti-drug campaign conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo, who admitted he once…
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Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of oppressing and humiliating Justice Walter Onnoghen, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), as part of a calculated move to secure re-election in 2019. Clark alleged that Buhari, in collaboration with his then Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…
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The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) that brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, closed yesterday with a new financial goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate disasters
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With the headline inflation heading up again after a short-lived breather ahead of Christmas spending as well as the renewed pressure on the naira, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) appears set to announce another interest rate hike when it wraps up its meeting tomorrow.
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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Matthew Kukah has said that Nigeria’s presidents since independence, except President Bola Tinubu, assumed office by accident. Nevertheless, he lamented that the country still suffers despite Tinubu..
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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and adopt market-based pricing for foreign exchange has saved the nation an estimated $20 billion.
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Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, at the weekend, revealed that the commission had tracked over 5,000 uncompleted projects since 2019 valued at N74 billion.