The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will, on Saturday, shut down power supply to the International Terminal 2 ( ITZ – 2) of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, between the hours of 0100hrs (1am) and 0430hrs (4.30am) for the replacement of the Bus Riser 11KVA high tension panel.
The proposed electrical power supply maintenance shutdown will be carried out with minimal disruption to flight operations and passenger facilitation, Obiageli Orah, director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, disclosed in a statement on Friday.
Royal Air Maroc, which operates within the maintenance hour, will be relocated for check-in and arrival ( parking) formalities to International Terminal 1( ITZ- 1)
“Airlines, security agencies and concessioners will be notified appropriately.
“FAAN regrets any inconvenience caused to our stakeholders and passengers. The safety and security of all airport users will always be paramount in our considerations,” Orah said.
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
