The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba, said: “She was caught while travelling to China with 1.155kg of compressed dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis. Investigation into the case is in progress and she will soon be charged to cour
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Olalekan Agboola, the General Secretary of the Airport Cab Operators, gave the assurance while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos
NAN reports that some of the suspects were charged with unlawful entry and touting, which contravene Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria by-laws
It said the four-man team expressed satisfaction at the level of compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation Standards and Recommended Practices at the airport
According to the statement, they will exchange technical expertise in line with International Civil Aviation Organisation Annex 17 and International Aviation Security Standard and best Practices
One of the travellers, who sought anonymity, had told NAN on phone that his flight out of the airport had over an hour delay on Wednesday night, causing him to miss a connecting flight he was supposed to board to his final destination in Europe
The Acting Chairman of the NDLEA, Roli Bode-George, said the monetary value of seized drugs underscores the threat posed by illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse to the country
A statement by the spokesman of FAAN, Yakubu Dati, said: “The Authority wishes to remind members of the public that access to restricted areas of the airport, including the tarmac and perimeter roads, is prohibited for unauthorized people, including airport staff, who have no business being there. This is more so in view of the present security situation in the country
The statement quoted the Director-General of NCAA, Captain Muhtar Usman, as saying that the visit is to evaluate the level of emergency medical preparedness at the airport
The China’s Exim Bank and Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company funded the projects and handled the construction at the cost of $500 million and the construction completed in 20 months
A FAAN fire truck with registration number P6-03 and a pick-up van with Lagos registration number FKJ-407-AS were seen at the terminal battling to put out the fire
The construction, which began last year, is yet to progress significantly, leading to inconvenience for passengers and other users of the airport, including the car hire operators
Thirty-eight-year-old Darlugar Ufondu Steven, an assistant coach in an amateur football club in South Africa, has been arrested for drug trafficking.
A 50-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Mr. Nana Njamen Theophile has been arrested in possession of cocaine which street’s value is put at N150 million.
A 27-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Nwofia Nnamdi Kenneth has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for attempting to smuggle 4.965kg of substances that tested positive for methamphetamine to India. The arrest was made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos during the outward screening of Ethiopian Airline passengers to New Delhi, India.
Transportation between the local and international terminal of Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos, recently received a boost with the deployment of four shuttle bus to ply the route.
This was contained in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos
According to the statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Communications, of FAAN, Yakubu Dati, the power outage was caused by a damaged cable