Tag: FAAN

K1: Patrick Doyle’s Palsied Apologia, By Bamidele Johnson

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

Patrick Doyle, a broadcaster and some grade of celebrity, hit the back of the net in his defence of K1’s tarmac tantrum. Unfortunately, it was an own goal.   In a Facebook post sighted via Yabaleft Online, the broadcaster claimed that the airline staff baited K1 into misbehaving. He reached into his own experience, describing how had been similarly treated by service personnel but heroically resisted the urge to detonate. That, ironically, is where his argument crashes into itself. What Doyle offered in that post was no defence of K1,…

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FAAN, NCAA, ValueJet MDs Have Apologised To Me, K1 Speaks On Airport Fraca

Abibat Babalola

‘This is what really happened,’ Acclaimed King of Fuji gives his own side of the story + Full statement by his media aide   Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1, has declared that the Head of Airport Security, officials from relevant agencies such as FAAN and NCAA, as well as the Chairman and Managing Director of the ValueJet Airlines have reached out personally to appeal, and tender apologies to him over the incident at the Abuja airport. Platforms Africa reports that the Eyin mama e sempe crooner…

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Nigerian Govt Approves Air Peace, Fly-Nas, Max Air, UMZA For 2025 Hajj Operations

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by the commission’s Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Mrs Fatima Usara, on Sunday in Abuja. Usman explained that the four airlines were selected out of the 11 companies that submitted applications to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Muslims pilgrimage. According to Usman, the four…

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Why 13 Houses Were Demolished In Ajao Estate, Shasha – Lagos Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

+ What the demolition has to do with Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria   The Lagos State Building Control Agency has in conjunction with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria demolished some houses located in Ajao Estate and Shasha areas of the state. The properties were located close to the Murtala Muhammed Airport. The General Manager of LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, during a press briefing in Ikeja before the demolition exercise, noted that most of the property owners close to the airport lacked the necessary building permits from relevant agencies. READ…

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Aviation Fuel Crisis: Passengers To Experience More Flight Delays, Cancellations

ADEOLA YUSUF

Airline passengers will experience more flight delays and cancellations in the coming days following the closures of Runway 18L, hike in aviation fuel also known as Jet A1, and suspension of aero contractors and Dana airlines. The Airlines Operators of Nigeria, AON has also called on the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to intervene in the situation, saying the development is frustrating. AON members include Aero Contractors (N2), Air Peace (P4), Arik Air (W3), Azman Air, Dana Airlines (9J), Ibom Air (QI), MaxAir (VM), Overland Airways (OF), and United…

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Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Lampoons FAAN Over Runway Closure

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Closing runway 18L of the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos, by FAAN, without communicating to NATCA, unfortunate”   The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association, NATCA, yesterday, berated the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for closing runway 18L of the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos, without informing it. This came as the President of the association, Mr. Yomi Agoro, disclosed that air traffic controllers across the country are grossly inadequate to manage the existing airports. READ ALSO: Lagos Int’l Airport Shut, Flights…

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