The Big 5: INEC withdraws 25 certificates of return issued to candidates; Buhari sacks FAAN MD, appoints Rabiu Yadudu | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG unveils details of May 29, June 12 celebrations Presidential inauguration on 29 May 2019, activities leading to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari officially kicks off today, 20 May with this press conference. This will be followed of Tuesday, 21 May, by the commencement of a three-day National... Read More

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August 3, 2016

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EFCC arrests FAAN worker over alleged stealing of N70m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested an officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Christy Olabode over alleged diversion and stealing of N70m belonging to the agency. Olabode had worked in the Accounts Department, where she allegedly diverted the said amounts between 2013 and 2016. The level six officer was using... Read More

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April 17, 2015

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Normal flights resume, as air traffic controllers suspend strike… temporarily

by Kolapo Olapoju Air traffic controllers have suspended the strike action that had grounded all domestic flights since Thursday, April 16. However, the union warned that a more severe strike action would be embarked on next week if their demands were not met. Yakubu Dati of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), told AFP... Read More

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September 12, 2014

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Nollywood actor arrested for placing hoax Ebola call to Arik Airline flight

by Azubuike Azikiwe Actor, Kingsley Chris Bassey, has been arrested for disrupting a flight, after making a false alert that a passenger aboard had the Ebola virus. He placed a hoax call to a recent Arik Air flight from Enugu to Lagos, that a female passenger who was travelling on the flight was infected with... Read More

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September 10, 2014

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Fear of Ebola: US not happy with Nigeria over alleged attack of its air marshal

by Jewel Stephen Claims by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that one of its marshals was attacked with a syringe at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have been refuted by Nigeria’s aviation authorities, on the basis of unavailability of evidence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had on Monday said that a marshal,... Read More

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January 1, 2014

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Why are cab drivers protesting at the Lagos airport?

by Oke Efagene Over 200 cab drivers at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), in Lagos yesterday, protested over a directive from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate to a new site to give way for the construction of a multi-storey car park. The cab operators who function under the... Read More

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August 31, 2013

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Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane

by Theophilus Ilevbare …the stowaway’s desperado is a reflection of the frightening level of abject poverty in the county and bleak future starring Nigerian teenagers and youths in the face. If not, the lad wouldn’t have given even a second thought to such a dangerous escapade. Nigerians woke up on Sunday 25 August, 2013 to... Read More

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January 26, 2013

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65 Nigerians deported from UK, Spain arrive Lagos [Updated]

by Rachel Ogbu 65 Nigerians deported from around Europe countries arrived Nigeria yesterday Friday, January 25. According to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN in Lagos, the deportees came from Spain, Bulgaria, Romania and the United Kingdom. A FAAN official, who pleaded anonymity, revealed to reporters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport’s cargo section in Lagos that... Read More

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The Big 5: INEC withdraws 25 certificates of return issued to candidates; Buhari sacks FAAN MD, appoints Rabiu Yadudu | Other top stories

EFCC arrests FAAN worker over alleged stealing of N70m

Normal flights resume, as air traffic controllers suspend strike… temporarily

Nollywood actor arrested for placing hoax Ebola call to Arik Airline flight

Fear of Ebola: US not happy with Nigeria over alleged attack of its air marshal

Why are cab drivers protesting at the Lagos airport?

Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane

65 Nigerians deported from UK, Spain arrive Lagos [Updated]

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