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Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has said the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport has been reopened for operations hours after an aircraft belonging to Max Air crash-landed on Sunday afternoon. The minister disclosed this in a tweet posted on his official Twitter handle late Sunday evening. The Max Air aircraft has been towed away, runway has been swept, inspected & certified. The airport is now reopened for operations. Well done management & staff of Abuja. Thanks to all our customers for the patience &…

There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday after an aircraft belonging to Max Air crash-landed along the runway of the airport. The incident occurred at about 3:00 p.m. and no fatality was recorded, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. Sources at the airport who asked not to be named as they were not authorised to speak on the matter said the incident has grounded many flights coming in and out of Abuja. “Our aircraft that was supposed to leave for Abuja has been delayed because the runway…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday launched a telecom consumer assistance, resolution and enquiries (Telcare) desk in the arrival lounge of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The launching took place during the 2023 World consumer right tagged “Empowering consumers through clean energy transition” held at the NCC’s Communications & Digital Economy Complex, Abuja. Speaking at the launch on Wednesday, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Umar…

Some traders who sell food items and perishable agricultural produce in Nigeria’s capital city have lamented the losses they incurred due to the scarcity of naira notes in the country. In a market survey conducted by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), the traders explained how they have recorded losses in their businesses in recent time as customers face difficulties accessing cash to buy food items. Although some of the traders adopted the use of electronic transfers in some of the…

Sheraton Abuja Hotel will henceforth be known as Abuja Continental Hotel, its owners, Capital Hotels Plc, announced the name change in a regulatory filing seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday. The disclosure marks the first corporate action by Capital Hotels since it was acquired by 22 Hospitality Limited in late September, a deal that sold a controlling stake of 66.1 per cent in the company to the latter. That is equivalent to 2.1 billion ordinary shares. “The Hotel has also been reopened for operations while…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, as the interest of concerned parties in the banking sector heightens over the fate of the nation’s topmost banker. The duo met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in what is believed to be their first meeting this year, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Mr Emefiele arrived the villa at about 14:30 GMT and had a closed-door meeting for about 25 minutes with Mr Buhari. However, reports…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, as the interest of concerned parties in the banking sector heightens over the fate of the nation’s topmost banker. The duo met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in what is believed to be their first meeting this year, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Mr Emefiele arrived the villa at about 14:30 GMT and had a closed-door meeting for about 25 minutes with Mr Buhari. However, reports…

Chaos erupted Saturday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja as some passengers protested the cancellation of Air Peace flights to Warri for three days. Angry passengers blocked the boarding gate of the domestic wing, preventing passengers scheduled to travel to Lagos from boarding an 8:30 am flight. The incident caused delay for over 25 minutes for the Lagos passengers, causing a long queue. Affected passengers lamented that their flights to Warri had been delayed for three days consecutively without any…

President Muhammadu Buhari jetted out of Nigeria Monday for medical reasons a day before his scheduled appearance at a mining event scheduled for Abuja to inspire investors’ interest in Nigeria’s chaotic solid minerals sector. The president travelled to the United Kingdom for a “routine medical checkup” and will spend about two weeks, his media office said on Monday, just days after he returned from South Korea. “President Buhari leaves for London October 31, 2022, for routine medical checkup. He returns to the…

Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday, announced the preferred and reserved bidders for the concession of major airports across the country. The minister disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja. He said out of the four airports and cargo terminals approved for concession under the Nigerian Airport Concession programme, only three could meet the deadline of September 19, 2022. “The Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the Nigeria Airports Concession Programme (NACP), which came to a…