NEWS

Just In: Ganduje gets new appointment

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2025

Barely days after stepping down as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, officially

BUSINESS

FAAN to ban cash payments nationwide, hike tariffs

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced plans to increase tariffs for all service providers operating at its airports as part of efforts to improve revenue generation. Additionally, the authority will phase out all cash transactions at payment points, moving toward a fully automated and contactless payment system. FAAN disclosed that 92 per cent […]

NEWS

How four Nigerian stowaways escape death after being thrown overboard Atlantic Ocean

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2025

(Four Nigerian stowaways were rescued on the Atlantic Ocean after being thrown overboard by the crew of a foreign vessel The young men, seeking to escape Nigeria’s economic challenges, had boarded the ship in secret with hopes of reaching foreign shores. The crew of the vessel, upon discovering the stowaways, allegedly responded with violence, casting […]

COLUMNS

FAAN, CBN and the short trip to Lagos

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2024

By Hassan Gimba Nigeria is a country of one week, one issue; but insecurity, spreading over the nation like a cancer in a diseased body, remains constant. However, in some ways, a nation’s behaviour tends to reflect that of its leader’s character. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, is that kind of person, especially during […]

BUSINESS

23 airlines owes NCAA, FAAN, NAMA N46billion

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2022

… as NCAA issues one-month ultimatum for repayment plan No fewer than 23 domestic airlines owe the Nigerian aviation agencies about N46 billion for various operational charges as at today, Tuesday, August 30. While they owed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, for statutory five percent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) N19 […]

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Breaking: FG Announces Resumption Of Domestic Flights

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this in a tweet on Wednesday. According to him, the Abuja and Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on July 8, while the Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports would resume on the 11th. Other airports are also expected to resume operations on the 15th. Sirika, however, […]