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Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Flight restrictions cost Lagos airport over N15b in revenue
31 May  Nigeria
Protracted flight restrictions of both local and international flight operations in the last two months may cost Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as much as N15b loss in revenue.
17 FG airports not viable, may shut down over losses
11 May  Nigeria
At least 17 out of the 20 airports owned and managed by the Federal Government have turned out to be unviable and have operated at a loss for three years.
NDLEA arrests 18 suspected drug traffickers at Lagos airport
6 May  Nigeria
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) command, Lagos State, said it arrested 18 suspected drug traffickers in first quarter of 2020.
Evacuation of 4000 Nigerians overseas begins tomorrow
5 May  Nigeria
The Federal Government yesterday declared that the evacuation of about 4000 Nigerians from 76 countries across the world will begin on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 (tomorrow).
FG extends airport shutdown by two weeks as UK evacuates 213
21 Apr  Nigeria
The Federal Government yesterday extended the shutdown of airports nationwide by another two weeks. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this via his Twitter account
U.S. Citizens stranded in Lagos over flight permit denial
4 Apr  Nigeria
Scores of Americans scheduled for evacuation from Nigeria were yesterday stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over a failed bid to secure approval of the local regulatory authority.
International flights grounded, ban on foreign travellers takes effect
21 Mar  Nigeria
The Federal Government’s ban on non-Nigerian travellers from some 13 countries yesterday took full effect with commercial international air movement almost grounded to a halt at airports.
Nigeria’s international airport terminals scanty as bans take effect
19 Mar  Business
A wave of travel bans and restrictions worldwide has depleted passenger traffic at international airports in Nigeria.
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu visits airport to assess screening of inbound passengers
17 Mar  Nigeria
In view of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday paid an unscheduled visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to assess the level of screening of inbound passengers.
That embarrassing flight diversion at Lagos Airport
6 Mar  Opinion
Gross inadequacies in the Nigerian aviation space came to the fore the other day in a most bizarre manner that embarrassed the country.
‘How British Airways abandoned over 300 Nigerians in Accra’
19 Feb  Business
Although flight services have since resumed this week, the dust raised by last week’s disruptions is yet to settle. Just yesterday, a score of passengers arrived Lagos from Accra, Ghana, were they had been ferried and allegedly abandoned by British Airways since last week.
My visit to Nigeria!
6 Feb  Opinion
l had been away from Nigeria now for over three years. Precisely on July 16, 2016, l bolted from Nigeria to the US with the hope of finding a comfortable alternative