Recently the federal government issued executive orders on ease of doing business in Nigeria. This was aimed at removing obstacles that tend to prolong the process of doing business in Nigeria. Since its introduction few weeks ago, there have been efforts by government agencies to implement the new policy.
THISDAY visits to the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos during the week, revealed that the desks for physical search of passengers’ luggage had been removed. Also, checks revealed that several other changes have taken place recently at the airport.
Industry security experts, travellers and other airport users had been expressing concern about the physical search desks, which many security operatives (from other agencies besides the officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAA) allegedly use to extort money from passengers. The attitude of these officials, passengers negates the main objective of instituting the desks. But the executive order has finally eliminated the notorious tables. Read more
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