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Two German airport workers d!e of malaria after being bitten by mosquitoes

Dailyblast — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:28:04 +0000

Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died from malaria following a rare outbreak that has infected six employees at Germany’s busiest airport. The outbreak was first detected in July, with German public health officials believing the mosquitoes responsible may have arrived at the airport aboard a plane. A spokesperson for airport operator Fraport confirmed that an [...]

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67 Nigerians repatriated from South Africa arrive Lagos

Dailyblast — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:22:51 +0000

A total of 67 Nigerian returnees from South Africa have arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Int’l Airport in Lagos State. The returnees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, aboard a South African Airways flight on Wednesday night, August 26. They were received by some Federal Government agencies, including the National Emergency Management Agency [...]

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Air Peace Flight operations grounded nationwide

Dailyblast — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:47:42 +0000

Flight operations of Air Peace have been grounded across the country after members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) placed its terminals under lock and key. Flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos have been disrupted due to a protest by union members working with the airline. Consequently, an Air Peace flight [...]

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Fire guts Murtala Muhammed Airport’s Terminal 2

Dailyblast — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:08:36 +0000

A fire has broken out at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirming that emergency responders are currently battling the blaze. In a statement posted on its official page on Sunday, FAAN said its Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Service (ARFFS) had been [...]

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Tinubu approves ₦46bn for Kano Airport second runway — Keyamo

Dailyblast — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:18:25 +0000

The Federal Government has approved ₦46 billion for the resurfacing and reconstruction of the second runway at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this during the commissioning of the remodelled Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo Domestic Terminal at the airport on Wednesday, July 29. [...]

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Trump unveils new Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar, calls it ‘flying White House.’

Dailyblast — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:07:19 +0000

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new Boeing 747-8 jet for Air Force One that the Qatari government donated last year as an “unconditional” gift to the US. The US military first carried out modifications to the luxury jumbo jet, which is valued at an estimated $400m (£300m). “This plane was transformed into a [...]

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First batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrives Lagos

Dailyblast — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:59:00 +0000

The first batch of Nigerians opting to return home following the latest wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa arrived in Lagos on Thursday, with 268 returnees landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport aboard an Air Peace flight. The returnees touched down at about 10:30 a.m., marking the beginning of a government-backed repatriation exercise [...]

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Bird strike: Air Peace cancels Warri-Lagos flight, grounds aircraft

Dailyblast — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:40:40 +0000

Air Peace has officially announced the cancellation of its scheduled return flight from Warri to Lagos after one of its aircraft suffered a bird strike incident during its arrival sequence in Delta State. The incident occurred as the aircraft was touching down at the Osubi Airport, a vital domestic aviation hub serving the commercial city [...]

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Dangote reduces price of aviation fuel to N1,650

Dailyblast — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:04:33 +0000

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, has reduced the price of its aviation fuel (Jet A1) to N1,650 per litre from N1,750 per litre, in a move aimed at easing cost pressures on airlines and ensuring uninterrupted fuel supply across the country. The company also offered a 30-day interest-free credit facility backed by bank guarantees (BG) [...]

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United Nigeria Airlines announces flight disruptions as bird strike hits aircraft

Dailyblast — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:18:07 +0000

Flight operations at the United Nigeria Airlines have been thrown into disruption after a bird strike incident forced the airline to ground one of its aircraft, marking the fifth such occurrence recorded by the carrier in 2026. The airline disclosed that the latest incident involved a CRJ-900 aircraft, which encountered a bird strike while landing [...]

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