FG to spend N24bn on free Wi-Fi at airports, higher institutions, markets

The Federal Executive Council, FEC on Wednesday 29th March 2023, approved the provision of free broadband service in 20 selected airports in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who disclosed this after the meeting in Abuja,…

First test flight lands at the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport

History has been made with the official landing of the maiden test flights into the Ogun State Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport at Iperu-Ilishan Road, Ikene local government in Ogun State on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023. First maiden flight at Gateway International Airport The first…

Passengers stranded at Airports as NAHCo embarks on indefinite strike

Several international and local airports in Nigeria on Monday, January 23, 2023, have been grounded as Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO), embarks on an indefinite strike over salary increment, leaving passengers stranded. As a result, many passengers at the Murtala Muhammed…

Lagos airport shutdown over staff lay-off

Aviation workers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos have shut down the Airport, today, 1st November, 2022, in protest over the sack of their colleagues. The airport was shut down by Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of the Murtala Muhammed…

Ekiti builds first Airport ever, lands its first plane

Ekiti State has inaugurated its first airport on Saturday, 15th October 2022, with the first aircraft, with registration number: NAF 930, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), landing at the newly constructed Ekiti Cargo Airport along Ado-Ijan road, Ado-Ekiti, at about…

Sowore joins Nigerian Students in ASUU strike protest in spite of rain, in Lagos

African Action Congress, AAC, Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has joined some Nigerian university students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, as they blocked Lagos Airport road in protest against the ongoing seven-month Academic Staff Union of Universities,…

PASSENGERS PROTEST AT ABUJA AIRPORT OVER FLIGHT DELAYS

Many flight passengers have blocked the boarding gate at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja this morning, Monday, 9th May 2022, in protest over never-ending delay of their flights. Some of the angry passengers said they had been at the airport since…

NEW LAGOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL TO BE COMMISSIONED TUESDAY 

The inauguration of the newly built international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, will take place in Lagos on Tuesday, 22nd March 2022. The brand new international terminal is being built in a bilateral arrangement between the Federal Government of Nigeria, and…