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The Association of Ground Handlers of Nigeria (AGHAN) is calling on the Federal Government to adjust and waive the annual five per cent concession fee for ground handling companies in the country’s aviation sector.
Making this call, the Chairman of AGHAN, Mr Olaniyi Adigun, said the removal of the five per cent concession fee, especially for 2020 financial year became imperative for the survival of the AGHAN members.
Besides making case for the adjustment and removal of five per cent concession fee, the ground handlers equally called for custom duty waivers for the importation of its equipment.
AGHAN used the opportunity to challenge the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to regulate ground handling charges, warning that safety may be compromised if the right policy by the regulatory agency was not put in place.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of cocaine. This is contained
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Nnamdi Azikwe International
Airport (NAIA), Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of Cocaine.
This contained in a statement signed by the NDLEA airport Commander, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa on Monday in Abuja.
The statement signed by the agency’s Spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, the illicit substance concealed in two suite cases was the largest single seizure by the Command.
He noted that the two unaccompanied and unclaimed suit cases were discovered after the arrival of Ethiopian Airline, ET 910 in Abuja from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
According to him, during the inward clearance of the flight, the vigilant officers of the Command became suspicious upon noticing that the two brief cases were abandoned on the conveyor belt without any of the passengers claiming them.