Everyday Hero: Josephine Ugwu

It might be no news that, Josephine Ugwu, a staff of a cleaning company at the Lagos Airport, in 2015 found $12,200, which a passenger forgot inside a toilet in the facility and returned it to security officials at the airport. But this is not a mere story; it is not one that the pages […]

FAAN Deploys Bomb Detector at Lagos Airport

In a bid to tighten-up security, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has deployed Advance Threat Identification X-Ray (ATIX) at the D and E departure halls of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The explosive detector has a high performance walk-through metal detector, hand luggage check for explosives, weapons, narcotics, etc. Speaking about the […]

Arik Air Plans Direct Flights Between Nigeria and Brazil

Nineteen years after the Brazilian carrier Varig Air stopped direct flights to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the only Nigeria carrier designated on the route, Arik Air, is seeking traffic rights and slot allocation from the Brazilian authorities to commence flights into the São Paulo airport, Arik said in a statement. The Ambassador Extraordinary […]

Skye Bank Invests in Travel, finances in-flight Catering Service

Skye Bank is financing an alliance between a Nigerian Company, Global Trade Investment Limited and an International Company, Servair – a subsidiary of Air-France – to provide catering service for flight passengers travelling through Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. This service will produce 5000 meal tray per day, with a 900m2 temperature controlled warehouse. […]