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The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, has revealed that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed for six weeks in February and March 2017 for total repairs on the runway. Vanguard reports that Sirika told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the closure was to allow Julius Berger carry out total re-construction on the ...

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, has revealed that a crack at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport is a threat to people and it should be investigated further. Vanguard reports that COREN attributed the number of collapsed buildings and failed roads in Nigeria to poor engineering works and supervision. According to Vanguard, this was made known ...

As from January 1, 2017, only those with passes will be granted access into Nigeria’s seaports and airports. The Guardian reports that the Minister for Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, who approved this directive said: “For anybody to gain access to the port, he must have proof of business at the port for that day or be a staff member of the port.” In ...