The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called for the stoppage of its 25 per cent revenue contribution to the Federation Account to enable it address some infrastructure gaps.
Mr Rabiu Yadudu, General Manager, FAAN, made the appeal during an oversight visit of the Senate Committee on Aviation at the Lagos Airport on Sunday.
Yadudu explained that one way to ensure development in the industry was to allow revenue generated by agencies in the sector to be ploughed back. x
The managing director said that the practice was obtainable across the globe and was also part of the international standard and recommended practice.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called for the stoppage of its 25 per cent revenue contribution to the Federation Account. FAAN said
The Borno State Government has uncovered about 550 fake Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), after conducting a headcount of displaced persons at Mohammed
Inside The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service: Flying To Challenging Locations
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The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is managed by the World Food Programme (WFP). The group provides common air services for the humanitarian community to remote and challenging areas. With its fleet of over 100 aircraft, it transports crucial cargo and up to over 400,000 passengers a year across the globe.
UNHAS has served 400 regular destinations in 23 countries. Photo: The World Food Programme
Critical missions
UNHAS emphasizes that its goal is to provide safe, reliable, cost-efficient, and effective light cargo and passenger transport “for the wider humanitarian community to and from areas of crisis and intervention.” Additionally, the organization notes that it is the “only humanitarian air service that gives equal access to all humanitarian entities.”
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