{"id":100341,"date":"2026-02-24T05:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/895018602"},"modified":"2026-02-24T05:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:30:10","slug":"jigawaa-secures-faan-approval-to-install-cargo-facilities-at-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/jigawaa-secures-faan-approval-to-install-cargo-facilities-at-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Jigawa\u00c2\u00a0secures FAAN approval to install cargo facilities at airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"entry-thumbnail\"> <\/figure>\n<p>The Jigawa state governor, Malam Umar Namadi, Monday said the state government has secured approval from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to begin installing cargo facilities at the Dutse International Airport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chief press secretary to the governor, Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, stated this in a statement in Dutse.<\/p>\n<p>He said the governor made the disclosure during a routine facility inspection and calibration mission at the airport, which was conducted by a technical team from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).<\/p>\n<p>He stated the importance of adhering to aviation\u2019s best practices, adding that the move is part of the governor\u2019s resolve to transform the airport into a cargo hub.<\/p>\n<p>The governor commended the airport management for their proactive approach to safety through the calibration process and expressed confidence in maintaining high standards as the Airport prepares to be among the best in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been in discussions with FAAN, and they have already granted us approval to begin installing cargo facilities at the airport, in preparation for the full launch of the cargo airport,\u201d Namadi said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The governor expressed optimism that the airport would soon become one of the best in Nigeria, saying, \u201cToday, we can proudly say that this is one of the best airports in Nigeria. We will continue to uphold this standard,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>However, the NAMA team leader clarified that their mission was to check navigational aids and ensure compliance with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; (FAAN) to begin installing <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> facilities at the Dutse International &#8230; transform the airport into a <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> hub. The governor commended &#8230; us approval to begin installing <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> facilities at the airport, &#8230; the full launch of the <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> airport,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Namadi said.\u00c2\u00a0 The &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}