eezeribe:
OK

alaskido:


You are the only one I have seen that did not shout or celebrate FTC. Kudo to you. This shows maturity.

RoyalMail:
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured members of the public, especially passengers and airline operators of hitch-free movement of passengers and cargo during the forthcoming Christmas.

A statement by FAAN on Tuesday in Abuja said necessary operational and security measures have been put in place at all airports across the country.The statement was signed by the Acting General Manager, Public Affairs of FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu.

Yakubu stated that the authority had also charged all Airport Managers to employ measures to ensure that only eligible persons had access to all restricted areas at the landside, terminals and airside.

She said that Bomb Detection Unit of the Nigeria Police Force had also been charged to be more alert to compliment the efforts of aviation security personnel at the security screening points.

“To reiterate her commitment to safety of lives and properties, the Federal Government through the Nigerian Airforce recently conducted Counter Terrorism Simulation live demonstration at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

“Passenger facilitation at all our airports has also been enhanced by the upgrade of power installations, installation of modern and bigger conveyor belts and metal walk-through detectors, servicing of lifts and escalators.

“Stringent measures are being taken to eradicate the menace of touts and other unwholesome activities around the terminals.’’

Yakubu noted that the expansion and modernisation of airport terminals had provided better ambience and more space for restaurants at the terminals, as well as newly opened duty free shops.

According to her, these provide duty-free shopping experience and help passengers relax comfortably while waiting for their flights.

“FAAN, however, advises air passengers to make early arrangements for their travels and to leave home early on their travel dates, in order to complete their boarding facilities in good time.

“We wish all passengers safe and enjoyable yuletide,’’ Yakubu added.


Source:
http://www.ajayiwrites.com/2016/12/nigerian-airports-ready-for-christmas.html

adwem2003:
Should the Airports only be ready for christmas?

tunbosun9:
Ayam not understand..
Pls are u guys sharing Xmas jollof rice?

01emek:
.. Abeg how much dose to cost to travel to SOMALIA ?






Don't ask me, I just feel like visiting them this Christmas .

grayht:
why don't u follow "Benin Bypass"

grayht:
lol

unclezuma:


Mononraker abeg share make others learn ooh.

Thank you!

moonraker:


Its Moonraker... Uncle. Dont mess the name up.

Achaa

alaskido:


You are the only one I have seen that did not shout or celebrate FTC. Kudo to you. This shows maturity.

How Nigeria Killed Her Tourism By sonala.olumhense@gmail.com | Publish Date: Dec 18 2016 2:00AM |
I wonder if there is anyone in authority in Nigeria who understands the brutal counsel offered recently by Ohis Ehimiaghe, Manager of the North, West and Central Africa Region for South African Airways.

Nigeria’s airports are the worst in his area of command, he told aviation journalists. In effect, Africa’s worst.

By his name, Mr. Ehimiaghe is a Nigerian. Evidently, his portfolio enables him to see a lot of airports. As a Nigerian, he is evidently hurt by what he has experienced.

But he is also a truthful and patriotic man, and in the interview, he came down hard and heavy on Nigeria’s airports, particularly the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.

I quote Mr. Ehimiaghe: “Some of the facilities at [Nigeria’s] airports have completely collapsed and naturally irritate normal and rational passengers. For instance, if you decide to use the washroom facilities, your hormone system will definitely have challenges.

“Going through the MMIA is a challenge and very bad for usage by a rational being. The smallest airport under me is Cotonou Airport in Benin Republic. I can go to their toilets and come out with a smile on my face.

“We are not harassed by security agencies, unlike in Nigeria. We have scanning machines at our airports in Nigeria, so, why the harassment by the security agencies again in the country?”

Among other subjects, Mr. Ehimiaghe also reflected on the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria’s federal capital, Abuja. He stated that the runway was in such a poor state that in the weeks preceding his interview, at least four aircraft were damaged, one of them so badly that that it could not be used for over one week.

Somewhere, Nigerian officials are abusing the manager. It is the way we respond to a Nigerian of visibility who calls the government out. Twice before his death, Chinua Achebe rejected the government’s offer of a so-called National Honour, saying he could accept no such award from governments with no honour.

On both occasions, the government called the literary icon names. It is the tradition of Nigerian governments to denounce anyone who identifies their weaknesses, or as Achebe did, their connivance.

The irony is that Nigeria continues to deteriorate because of these governments, a fact that is best illustrated by our airports.

An airport is every nation’s economic, cultural and political border with every other nation and with the international community. When you see an airport, you can feel that country’s heartbeat.

In “First, Service the Engine of Change,” on June 5, 2016, I shared my thoughts of a Nigerian airport in words that were like Mr. Ehimiaghe’s:

“When you step into the restrooms, it is at your peril: the worst experience you can have in an airport, including war-ravaged Somalia, and I apologize to every Somali.”

I observed that the restrooms were not being maintained or really cleaned. “…The place is so wet and so repugnant your life begins to flash before your eyes. You remember, for sure, whether you have a will or not…”

Compare those remarks with Mr. Ehimiaghe’s: “The smallest airport under me is Cotonou Airport in Benin Republic. I can go to their toilets and come out with a smile on my face.”

While these comments address the airport environment, they are really a report of the collapse of the governance infrastructure in Nigeria. The website: www.sleepinginairports.net, which tracks the quality of airports around the world, routinely lists Nigerian airports among the worst. For 2016, one of ours is among the top two worst; and two of them are prominent in Africa’s worst 10.

We ought to be ashamed, but shame is not a characteristic of Nigerian governance. Of greater importance, we ought to be alarmed. This is because, while international travel, interests and journalism will always point out our aviation failures and therefore irritate the government perhaps into some action, there is no comparable exposure of the absence of governance in many other areas.

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/columns/how-nigerian-killed-her-tourism/176473.html#E5dtfgz9CmFF894k.99