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  1. NDLEA Seizes N3.1 Billion Heroin from Thailand Returnee at MMIA

    Nigeria NDLEA Seizes N3.1 Billion Heroin from Thailand Returnee at MMIA

    The NDLEA arrested Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simon Peter for attempting to smuggle 13.3 kg of heroin worth over N3.1 billion into Nigeria from Thailand. The drug was concealed in backpacks and suitcases at Lagos Airport. The agency also reported additional drug seizures worth N22.7 billion at various...
  2. Aviation Safety Under Scrutiny: Xejet Airlines Incident Adds to Concerns at Lagos Airport

    Nigeria Aviation Safety Under Scrutiny: Xejet Airlines Incident Adds to Concerns at Lagos Airport

    Amid heavy rainfall, an Embraer 145 operated by Xejet Airlines skids off Lagos Airport's runway, echoing last month's Dana incident. Concerns mount over aviation safety as Nigerians demand accountability. The recurrence raises questions about runway maintenance and emergency protocols, sparking...
  3. Fire Emergency at Lagos Airport: FAAN Diverts Flights for Passenger Safety

    Nigeria Fire Emergency at Lagos Airport: FAAN Diverts Flights for Passenger Safety

    In the early hours of Thursday, a fire outbreak occurred at terminal one of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, prompting immediate action from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Obiageli Orah, FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection...
  4. Dana Air Incident: Flight Veers Off Lagos Runway, Prompts Safety Concerns

    Nigeria Dana Air Incident: Flight Veers Off Lagos Runway, Prompts Safety Concerns

    On Tuesday, a Dana Air flight skidded off the runway at Lagos airport, prompting the diversion of other flights to the international airport. The incident involved a Dana Air aircraft with registration number 5N BKI, which had flown from Abuja to Lagos. Dana Air confirmed the event, stating that...
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    Metro Tension As Two Planes Allegedly Get Stolen From Lagos Airport - Guardian Nigeria Newspapers

    Two Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 aircraft formerly used by Topbrass Aviation Services Limited, a local operator, have been allegedly stolen in Lagos.The airplanes (registration numbers 5N-TBB and 5N-TBC) have been the focus of a legal tussle between the lessor, Seagold Investment Limited, and Topbrass...
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    Metro Chaos At Lagos Airport As Immigration Imposes $90 Visa-On-Arrival Charge On Foreigners - Sahara Rep

    The new policy imposes an additional $90 on foreigners arriving the country as Biometric Visa-On-Arrival charge, apart from the visa fees they had already paid in their respective countries before embarking on the journey to Nigeria. READ MORE HERE
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    Metro Armed Robbers Attack Air Peace Aircraft While Taxiing To Take Off At Lagos Airport: Sahara Reporters

    A security scare occurred at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos on Thursday night as burglars attacked Air Peace aircraft at the airport while it was taxiing to take off to Abuja. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 was attacked at 7:35 pm by unknown bandits on the domestic runway of the...
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    Business Lagos slumps as travel to Africa displays double-digit growth

    During the coming five months, August – December 2017, there will be 16% fewer airline seats on domestic routes and 9% fewer and on international routes to and from Lagos LONDON, United Kingdom, August 15, 2017/ -- An analysis of seat capacity for travel to the top ten international airports...
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    Metro Huge Rats Hang From An Exposed Roof In Lagos Airport [Watch Video]

    Two huge rats have been recorded hanging from an exposed roof at the Murtala Mohammed International airport in Lagos. They seem to have fallen through the exposed part of the roof and clung desperately to some wires. Watch video below
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    Metro No ‘Earthquake’ in Lagos Airport - FG

    The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has explained that the vibrations experienced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), were not in any way a structural issue at the foremost airport but was rather as a result of the unlatched doors where some coolers which have just...
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    Politics Osinbajo Pays Surprise Visit To Abuja, Lagos Airports, Inspects Toilets

    Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Murtala Muhammed International International Airport visit. The acting President before departing for Abuja also inspect the Lagos International airport, checked out toilets, carousels, immigration, toilets in the airport...
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    Metro Qatar Airways Suffers Tyre Burst At Lagos Airport [See PHOTOS]

    Fear gripped hundred of passengers on Thursday as a Qatar Airways Boeing 767 plane suddenly had a burst tyre while attempting to take off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The plane was said to be taxiing for take-off on the runway 18 of the international wing of the...
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    Metro Man Collapses, Passenger Flings Baby As AirForce Conducts Anti-Terrorism Operations At Lagos Airport

    Passengers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport got more than they bargained Tuesday morning as the Nigerian Air Force conducted a simulation exercise on counter terrorism. No fewer than three persons sustained injuries during the exercise among whom was an old woman on a wheel chair...
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    Politics Buhari's Aide, Ita Enang’s Orderly Accidentally Shoots Self

    President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang's orderly has accidentally gun himself down on Friday. The incident, which occurred at the ticketing area of the general aviation terminal at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 1 in Lagos State, caused some...
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    Metro Fire Razes Lagos Airport Hotel

    The Lagos Airport Hotel in Ikeja was gutted by fire on Monday with valuables worth ‎millions of naira destroyed. It was learnt that the inferno resulted from a power surge in a section of the Banquet Hall around 5am before it extended to the other parts. It took the efforts of the officials of...
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    Metro [PHOTOS] South African Woman Nabbed With 1.2kg of Cocaine in Her Bra at Lagos Airport

    A 34-year-old South African woman has been caught by NDLEA operatives trying to smuggle 1.210kg of cocaine to South Africa from Nigeria. She had two parcels of cocaine carefully concealed inside her brassiere on her way to Johannesburg when she was arrested by the anti-drug agency at the...
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    Politics Ben Bruce Prostrates For Obasanjo At The Airport - See Photos

    Common SenseSenator, Ben Murray Bruce shared the photos on his Facebook account saying "I dobale'd for my boss for life, President Olusegun Obasanjo, as I gave him an update on ‪#‎BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira‬". It will be recalled that Ben Murray Bruce was the Director General of Nigerian Television...
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