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BREAKING: Fire Guts Lagos Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2021 0

A part of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was on Wednesday gutted by fire. Daily Times gathered that the incident occurred at the departure hall of the Kenyan airways. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. READ ALSO: FG shuts

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2 Airplanes Collide at Lagos Airport.

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

Middle East and Turkish airlines were yesterday evening grounded at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos following a wing tip collusion on ground Anonymous eye witness told Daily Times that the incident which occurred late Wednesday evening when Middle East airplane was trying to park on the apron while that of Turkish Airlines was positioning […]

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COVID-19: Julius Berger, Viprone partner to fumigate Lagos Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

In continuation of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR efforts in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has partnered a specialist firm, Viprone on sanitisation and fumigation in fumigating the country’s gateway airport, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The exercise which commenced in the afternoon on

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NAHCO denies ownership of intercepted $8m at Lagos Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2020 0

By Chioma Joseph The management of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has  denied ownership of the over $8 million, intercepted by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport , Ikeja. According to a statement by NAHCO, the organisation has no connection whatsoever with the intercepted foreign currency,

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Breaking: Air Peace plane in emergency landing at Lagos airport

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2019 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo  Passengers onboard escaped unhurt as an Air Peace flight from Port Harcourt airport made a forceful landing in Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that the B737 aircraft dropped from about 20 feet into the Lagos airport runway causing substantial damage to the plane’s front wheel. The forceful landing led to burst front tyre.As […]

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NDLEA decries upsurge in Tramadol seizure

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2018 0

…Many youths dying of drug overdose, says NAFDAC The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) commander at the Lagos Airport, Ahmadu Garba, has observed that there is an increase in the influx of Tramadol into Nigeria, a situation that is creating a very serious problem in the country. Ahmadu said the agency has recorded an […]

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Osinbajo pays unscheduled visit to Lagos Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2017 0

Acting President Yemi Osibanjo on Thursday paid an unscheduled visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. His visit to the airport, which caught many airport workers and aviation parastatals by surprise, is the first of such visit by either a Vice President or President in acting capacity. Osibanjo, dressed in navy blue attire […]

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NDLEA seizes drugs worth N4bn at Lagos airport

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2016 0

The Chairman/chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah( rtd), said that the agency’s counter-narcotic measures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos had led to the interception of the largest quantity of ephedrine with a total weight of 83.390kgs. The ephedrine which was concealed in female

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FAAN COMMISSIONS AUTOMATED CAR PARK AT LAGOS AIRPORT

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2016 0

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in a bid to curb leakages and boost its revenue base over the weekend commissioned a state-of-the-art automated car park at the Domestic Terminal 1, of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. However, this modern facility is uniquely designed to ensure that parking fees are paid at the payment […]