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Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika Tuesday, disclosed that aides of Very Important Persons (VIPs), and politicians without any business traveling would not be allowed to enter the airports when domestic flights resume on July 8. Sirika made the disclosure at an interactive session with members of the Senate Committee on
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The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8. Sirika announced this in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, the Director of Public Affairs, in the ministry. He said flights would commence
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Passengers travelling abroad through Nigeria’s airport terminals are required to arrive five hours before departure to undergo COVID-19 protocols, the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said. The minister said this on Saturday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, when announcing some of the measures introduced for the
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has held dry run simulation exercises at domestic terminals of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Yakubu said the exercise,
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Tuesday said it has moved its corporate headquarters to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This, the Authority said was in compliance with the directive of the Federal Ministry of Aviation that all agencies in the sector should relocate their corporate
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By Martin Paul with Agency Report Despite gradual easing of lockdown, the Senate yesterday said an early re-opening of nation’s airports for operation on June 21, as proposed, is not realistic. Senate Committee on Aviation, stated that the position was sequel to several concerns raised by workers in the aviation industry. Chairman of the
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has named five airports where flights will resume on the June 21, as announced by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. NCAA Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, made the announcement in a letter to Accountable Managers of all domestic and foreign airlines in the
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Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s indigenous airlines said on Saturday in Abuja that it was preparing to resume operations after the COVID-19 crisis, assuring that the airline would offer better services. The Manager, Public Relations and Communications of the company, Mr Adebanji Ola, announced in a goodwill message to customers of
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Federal government has impounded an aircraft belonging to Flair Aviation, a United Kingdom -based aviation company for operating a commercial flight as against the humanitarian operations it was given approval for in Nigeria. Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, confirmed this on his official twitter handle saying the crew of the flight were
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Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the ban on domestic flights as Nigerians grappled with the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Ayade made the appeal on Sunday while inspecting ongoing asphalting of the dualised Odukpani-Calabar highway in the state.He said the
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