Murtala Muhammed International Airport
19 Sep
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reopened the D Wing of the old international terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The move is aimed at alleviating flight disruptions and improving the overall efficiency of air travel. The reopening of the old international terminal, which had been temporarily closed for renovation, comes after the sudden…
7 Sep
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed the relocation of flight operations from the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos to the new one (terminal two). FAAN announced the relocation in a press statement on Thursday with the agency also calling on travellers to arrive at the airport…
6 Sep
Smoke engulfed a part of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Wednesday morning, leading to the evacuation of staff, passengers and other airport users. The incident occurred at Terminal 1 of the airport. Mr Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN, in a statement after the incident, said that the smoke originated from…
6 Sep
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday said the fire incident that occurred earlier on Wednesday at Murtala Muhammed International airport, Lagos was successfully brought under control. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, FAAN Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection in Abuja. “At approximately 0723 hours this…
1 Sep
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has denied reports that he gave orders for the demolition of private hangars at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Two (MMIA 2), Lagos. A report by a digital media outfit said Keyamo ordered the Dominion and EAN hangers at the MMIA 2 in Lagos to…
1 Sep
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, ordered the immediate relocation of all foreign airlines to the new but deserted Chinese terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
22 May
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of methamphetamine concealed in powdered custard containers as part of a consolidated cargo going to London, United Kingdom (UK) at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company...
4 May
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday, invaded Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos to picket Owerri-bound flights, in protest against alleged anti-labour activities in Imo State.
2 May
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has ordered all illegal occupants to relocate from all airport lands for their own safety and security. FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, in a statement, said the recent demolition of 13 houses posed dangers to the operations of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State.…
27 Mar
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos for concealing 36 parcels of cocaine
6 Mar
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a businessman, Kingsley Celestino, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, over 9.40 kilogrammes of heroin concealed in false bottoms of his two travelling bags.
9 Jan
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 11 suspects in interdiction operations that led to seizure of almost four tons of skunk in Kaduna, Kano and Lagos states.