The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit substances – methamphetamine and opioids- at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said that the drugs were bound for countries in Europe. He said that the…
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the construction of a world-class international airport in the state. Ododo gave the commendation on Wednesday in Lokoja during the official handover of the contract for the project. He described the initiative as a historic and strategic milestone, noting that Kogi occupies a…
The landowners for the proposed Abia Airport project in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North LGA, have threatened to reclaim their farmlands ahead of this year’s farming season. The affected villages include Okpuala, Umuezenta and Umuelenwa in Umuomainta Autonomous Community, Mbawsi. The people, who conducted newsmen round the runway site, on Wednesday, said they were no longer…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the full scope development of 8.6-kilometre highway 105, from Airport Expressway to Kuke Junction, Stage 1, is 73 per cent completed. Wike stated this after inspecting the project along with the ongoing 13-kilometre Kuje to Gwagwalada Dual Carriageway, in Abuja on Wednesday. He…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Nigeria-born businessman based in Brazil after seizing 1.60 kilogrammes of cocaine at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The suspect was detained on Thursday during the arrival clearance of a South African Airways flight from Brazil via Johannesburg, following intelligence-led surveillance, according to the NDLEA. In…
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has hailed the concession agreement for Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as a landmark achievement in Nigeria’s infrastructure reform agenda. The Director-General of the Commission, Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, said in a statement on Sunday that the agreement underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to leveraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to modernise…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs destined for the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr. Femi…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old businessman at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for trafficking cocaine. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the suspect, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command has seized an undeclared sum of N653.9 million in foreign currencies concealed in a luggage at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The Area Controller of the Command, Mr Dalhatu Abubakar, disclosed this while officially handing over the seized currencies and three suspects to the Economic and…
The Domestic Airports Cargo Agents Association (DACAA) on Monday hailed the opening of a cargo terminal at the General Aviation Terminal operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Ikeja. The Acting Chairman, Board of Trustees, DACAA, Mr John Ekeanya, said that the new cargo hub would improve the contributions of domestic cargo…
