by Azeez Adeniyi The National Assembly has included the construction of a second runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the 2017 Appropriation Bill, Punch reports. The newspaper reports that the lawmakers have agreed to the construction of another runway for the airport. The Abuja airport was closed for runway repairs and opened... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will be open for traffic from Tuesday, the Federal Government has confirmed. Firiehiwot Mekonnen, Ethiopian Airlines’ traffic and sales manager said the airlines will land a brand new Airbus A350-900 to mark the official reopening of the airport. He told NAN that its aircraft would land in... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Saleh Dunoma has said the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja will be ready April 17. Dunoma said this in a statement signed by the media consultant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Ariyo Akinfenwa, on Sunday in... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has allowed helicopter companies to provide shuttle services from Kaduna to Abuja following the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno had earlier said such services has been banned. Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday however said told State... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport will be temporarily shut on Tuesday night, the Federal Government has said. Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, who announced this on Thursday said the closure was for the rehabilitation of the runway expected to last for six weeks. He added that the... Read More
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the repair of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport was not included in the 2016 and 2017 budgets. He said this while speaking with Sani Bello, Niger state governor, according to a statement released by his media aide, Bamikole Omisore on Friday. He said the non-completion of the... Read More
Minister of state for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway is a disaster waiting to happen. Sirika gave the warning when he received the Coalition for Civil Society Group in Abuja on Friday. He said closure of the airport for six weeks was the only wait to avoid such disaster. Sirika... Read More
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said the Federal Government will not rescind its decision to close the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. Amaechi said this on Monday at the second presidential business forum in Abuja. He said damages made to a Lufthansa aircraft while landing has left it grounded for the past 3 days. He was... Read More
After long hours of deliberation at plenary today, the Senate’s opposition to the total closure of the Abuja airport for repairs may not hold water anymore. Exactly a week ago when the motion against the closure was first moved in the House, majority of the senators had opinions and suggestions about how repair work at... Read More
The Managing Director of Julius Berger, Mr Wolfgang Goetsch has said that the there was no option to fixing the runway at the Abuja airport unless it was completely closed. According to Goetsch, who appeared before the Senate on Tuesday, the runway was completely bad and as such it was not possible to repair the... Read More
Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said the Federal Government will close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja for six weeks between February and March 2017. Sirika said this while addressing newsmen on Monday. Sirika said the closure was to allow Julius Berger carry out total re-construction on the badly damaged airport... Read More
by Merhdor Attah Exactly two weeks after the annual Lagos Fashion and Design Week, LFDW, their 2013 sponsors organized a two-day event dubbed ‘GTB Fashion Weekend’. No. It is not a similar concept to British Fashion Council’s London Fashion Weekend for upcoming designers. Instead, it is a full blown fashion event. While this might seem... Read More
Here is your chance to experience Heineken Lagos Fashion & Design Week in an exciting way. Media personality, actress, and producer, Vimbai Mutinhiri will be giving you an exclusive look at one of the most celebrated fashion events in Africa, through her web series, “The Front Row Diaries with Miss Vimbai at Heineken Lagos Fashion & Design Week.”... Read More
by S’ola Filani While we await today’s edition of the Lagos Fashion and Design week, we have decided to quench your thirst with our favourite photos from Wednesday’s show. We bring you our favourite moments, fashion designers, wedding gowns, beauties – from the event.
by Hycinth Iyereosa Female Celebrities were fabulously clad in awesome Ankara prints as they walked the Runway at the TW 7th year anniversary Fashion show. Entertainers like Funke Akindele, Dakore Akande, Waje, Toke Makinwa, Munachi Abi, and others modeled beutiful prints. [slideshow_deploy id=’308215′]
by Akintomiwa Agbaje An aircraft carrying a delegation led by a former Minister of State for Power and Steel, Muritala Aliyu, of the All Progressive Congress was prevented from landing at the Gombe Airport. Reports on Friday say that the aircraft was about to land when the pilot saw that a fire truck was parked at... Read More
It takes a lot to make Diddy gush, but his three daughters clearly have the key to his heart. The hop hop star formally know as Puff Daddy showed he was a real father figure on Saturday as he proudly watched his three seven-year-old daughters walk the catwalk at the Swarovski and Ooh! La, La!... Read More
Arik Air flight nearly crushed a man in ragged clothes and dishevelled hair who stood few metres away from the touch down area at the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, known as Runway 18L about 4:30 pm last Tuesday. THISDAY learnt that another Arik Air flight bound for Uyo was waiting... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Yesterday evening, an Arik Air flight travelling to Abuja to Port Harcourt had to turn around and head back to Port Harcourt after the runway landing lights at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport did not come on. International flights heading into the city also had to be re-routed, forcing Lufthansa, British Airways and Air... Read More