The headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) suddenly went up in flames on Tuesday, April 11. The building housing the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) in Lagos has gone up in flames, a report by The Sun reports. Fatai Owoseni, the commissioner of police in Lagos state led other officers to the scene and engaged in rescue efforts. ...
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FAAN, firm partner to end power outages at airports across the country
Reports show that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has formed a partnership with generator manufacturer, Mantrac Caterpillar, to put an end to the incessant power outages at airports across the country, especially the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. According to National Mirror, Saleh Dunoma, the Managing Director, FAAN, had inspected the entire Murtala Muhammed Airport, including the Power House of FAAN, where the existing generating sets are housed, with the Vice President, Asia ...
Read More »Lagos Motorists Pay Old Toll Despite FAAN’s 100% Increase
Despite the notice of 100 percent increase in toll fares placed on vehicles entering or leaving the airport by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, motorists in Lagos State, yesterday, paid the old toll. Human rights activist and veteran journalist, Mr. Richard Akinola, confirmed to Vanguard that the toll gate attendants collected the old toll. He said: “I decided to ...
Read More »Aviation Unions Protest Planned Concession of Major Nigerian Airports
Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the National Union of Pensioners (NUP), yesterday, protested the planned concession of Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port-Harcourt airports by the federal government. This led to traffic gridlock on the access roads to the airport. The union members were carrying placards with inscriptions : ...
Read More »What You Should Know About Ikeja (1)
Ikeja is one of Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) lying on the geographical coordinates of 6° 35′ 48″ N, 3° 20′ 35″ E. This article reveals some facts about this long-standing capital of Lagos state you probably never knew. Historically, Ikeja consists of 78 communities and the earliest settlers in Ikeja and its environs were Aworis who migrated from Ota-an Awori town in ...
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