{"id":196083,"date":"2026-02-24T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:11:28","slug":"aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire","title":{"rendered":"Aviation Minister Keyamo Visits MMIA After Terminal Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said he undertook an emergency trip to Lagos following the fire incident at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued after the incident, Keyamo said he travelled to Lagos on the night of the fire and arrived at the airport around midnight to assess the situation firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI undertook an emergency trip this night to Lagos following the fire incident at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that upon arrival, he joined the Managing Director and management team of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, who were still on ground coordinating response efforts to ensure the fire was completely contained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI arrived the airport at about 12 midnight and joined the Managing Director and management team of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), who were still actively coordinating response efforts to ensure the fire was fully contained,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Keyamo praised FAAN personnel and emergency responders for their swift response, noting that their actions played a key role in protecting lives and reducing the impact of the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commended FAAN personnel and first responders for their swift activation of established emergency procedures, noting that their prompt and coordinated actions were instrumental in safeguarding lives and limiting the impact of the incident,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also disclosed that he directed the FAAN fire department and the Lagos State Fire Service to remain on alert overnight at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI directed the fire department of FAAN and the Lagos State Fire Service to maintain an overnight vigil at the airport to ensure that the fire is properly put out,\u201d Keyamo said.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, he said he would carry out an inspection of the airport facilities at daybreak to determine the level of damage caused by the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt dawn, I will be undertaking a tour of the airport to assess the extent of damage caused by the fire and to give necessary directives,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n<p>The fire incident at Terminal 1 had earlier prompted emergency response from multiple agencies, with authorities assuring the public that safety measures were in place while investigations continue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said he undertook an emergency trip to Lagos following the fire incident at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA. In a statement issued after the incident, Keyamo said he travelled to Lagos on the night of the fire and arrived [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":196082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-196083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aviation Minister Keyamo Visits MMIA After Terminal Fire - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said he undertook an emergency trip to Lagos followin ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aviation Minister Keyamo Visits MMIA After Terminal Fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said he undertook an emergency trip to Lagos followin ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T10:00:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T11:11:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771931405.330426.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Aviation Minister Keyamo Visits MMIA After Terminal Fire\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-24T10:00:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T11:11:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire\"},\"wordCount\":385,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771931405.330426.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aviation-minister-keyamo-visits-mmia-after-terminal-fire\",\"name\":\"Aviation Minister Keyamo Visits MMIA After Terminal Fire - 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