Airport

May 20, (THEWILL) — The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has activated enhanced Ebola response protocols across all international airports in the country as part of efforts to prevent the possible spread of the virus into Nigeria. The move...

May 20, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a new digital passenger declaration platform to reduce delays, improve transparency, and enhance operations at Nigeria’s international airports. The platform, known as the Simplified Customs Advanced Declaration System (SCADS),...

February 27, (THEWILL) - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted the largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency also arrested members of an organised criminal organisation, which specialises in...

February 17, (THEWILL) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has reopened the 18R/36L Runway at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The 3.9km runway was closed in April 2023, for an eight-week maintenance, but later faced a...

January 18, (THEWILL) - Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was detained at a German airport after he failed to declare a £22,000 Audemars Piguet watch. Customs officials had found the watch during a luggage search and detained Schwarzenegger for three hours...

December 21, (THEWILL) - Ebonyi State Commissioner on Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, on Thursday, said that the Infrastructure Development Company (IDC) handling the repair of the Chuba Okadigbo's airport runway has commenced asphalt overlay. Recall that the...

November 10, (THEWILL) - Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has eulogised his predecessor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, for the big heart he possesses to have ventured into breathtaking projects such as aviation development in the State. Pastor Eno...

October 01, (THEWILL) - The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has renamed the State's International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe. With the new development, the airport will be known as the...

August 03, (THEWILL) - The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has ordered the immediate suspension of airport car hire services at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The Authority made this known in a statement issued on Thursday, by...

July 06, (THEWILL) - The Senate, on Thursday, disclosed plans to probe the concession of the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The decision followed a motion raised at plenary by...