Airport Reporters

Talks on financing for Lagos Airport Rail Project at advanced stage, says FAAN MD Talks on financing for Lagos Airport Rail Project at advanced stage, says FAAN MD By Kelvin Osa Okunbor  The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, said discussions on financing the planned extension of the Lagos Mass Transit Red Line Rail into Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) are at an advanced stage. The Federal Government, in collaboration with FAAN, plans to construct a rail track linking the Lagos airport's three terminals to the Red Line as part of the wider MMIA modernisation project, which would significantly improve how people travel to and from Nigeria's busiest airport. Mrs Kuku, while speaking as a Keynote Panellist at the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, under the theme: ‘Defining the Airport of the Future-Technology, Partnerships and People’, explained that “We are actually working on...

 EDO NDLEA, ETSAKO WEST COUNCIL BOSS CHARGES CORPS MEMBERS TO BECOME WADA AMBASSADORS The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD and the Etsako West Council Chairman, Honourable Romeo Omoike have charged Nigerian youths to shun drug abuse and substance misuse, warning that the consequences could truncate their future and dreams. Ofoyeju gave the charge at the State Command Headquarters, Benin City, at the weekend while delivering a lecture titled "Drug Abuse and Substance Misuse Prevention Among Youth" to members of the NDLEA/National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Drug Free Club, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Council. A total of 60  corps members comprising 45 females and 15 males attended the sensitisation programme.  In his presentation, the state commander educated the participants on the dangers of illicit drugs, the signs of substance abuse, and preventive measures, urging them to serve as positive role mod...

  NSIB begins probe into  Challenger 604 aircraft  door separation   ......Airplane door recovered, secured at wreckage hangar The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced  investigation into an occurrence involving a Challenger 604 aircraft, registration T7-SEI, operated by Triton. According to a statement signed by its Director General, Captain Alex Badeh jnr, the NSIB said the  aircraft departed Abuja on Thursday October 15, 2026  for Lagos at 1612 UTC.  He said the aircraft after departure inching three   nautical miles into its journey having climbed  3,500 feet above sea level, the crew declared emergency, known in aviation parlance  as : " mayday"  after the aircraft’s door separated.  The aircraft , the NSIB said returned to Abuja and landed safely on Runway 22 about 1634 UTC, with nine persons on board, comprising three crew members and six passengers. The aircraft  door, the NSIB s...

NSIB begins probe into  Challenger 604 aircraft  door separation   ......Airplane door recovered, secured at wreckage hangar The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced  investigation into an occurrence involving a Challenger 604 aircraft, registration T7-SEI, operated by Triton. According to a statement signed by its Director General, Captain Alex Badeh jnr, the NSIB said the  aircraft departed Abuja for Lagos at 1612 UTC.  He said the aircraft after departure inching three   nautical miles into its journey having climbed  3,500 feet above sea level, the crew declared emergency, known in aviation parlance  as : " mayday"  after the aircraft’s door separated.  The aircraft , the NSIB said returned to Abuja and landed safely on Runway 22 about 1634 UTC, with nine persons on board, comprising three crew members and six passengers. The aircraft  door, the NSIB said has been recovered and secured at the ...

Customs deepens maritime security with partnership . ...Combats smuggling , protect revenue Customs deepens maritime  security with  partnership  ....Combats smuggling , protect revenue  By Kelvin Osa Okunbor  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intensified efforts to combat smuggling, strengthen border and maritime security as well as facilitate legitimate trade through closer collaboration with security agencies and private-sector operators. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller, Dr Nkiru Nwala, led delegations to the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Eastern Naval Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Shoreline Logistics Nigeria Limited on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, to strengthen institutional relationships and improve operational coordination. The engagements focused on intelligence sharing, coordinated enforcement operat...

 United Nigeria Airlines becomes first domestic operator to issue commercial paper …Targets ₦20bn in series 1, 2 of ₦100bn programme …Secures Agusto, DataPro credit ratings   United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited is set to become the first domestic operator to issue commercial paper with a first tranche of ₦20 billion.  According to its September 2026 investor presentation which outlined its financial performance and five-year expansion strategy, the commercial paper will be issued in series one and two with tenors of 270 days and 364 days. The proposed issuance is the first under the airline’s ₦100 billion commercial paper programme. The transaction has Meristem Capital Limited as lead arrangers and Cordros Advisory Services Limited, Coronation Merchant Bank Limited, FCMB Capital Markets Limited, FSL Advisory Limited and Quantum Zenith Capital & Investments Limited as dealers. The issue comes as the airline seeks to strengthen its financial position and expand dome...