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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Murtala Mohammed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8, 1938–February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria (1975–1976).
		Mohammed opposed the regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, and he was a leader of the successful counter-coup of July 29, 1966.
		Mohammed led the crucial seizure of the airport at Ikeja, which was later renamed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in his honor.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Murtala-Mohammed (827 words)

	Vanguard - Business : EXPORT : Govt loses millions of dollars at Lagos airport on non-inspection of exports
		THE Federal Government is losing millions of dollars at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in non-inspection of Nigerian non-oil air cargoes that depart the airport for overseas countries without undergoing pre-shipment inspection, Vanguard investigation has revealed.
		People come to the pre-shipment agency to tell them that they are sending such goods to the airport, and asked the agency to come to their warehouses and see the good before they go out.
		But a source in the CAC office at the MMIA, Ikeja maintained that as far as he was concerned export leaving Nigeria for other overseas destination are free.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/export/exp126082005.html (379 words)

	Nigeriaworld Feature Article - The effects of corruption on commercial aviation and land transportation in Nigeria
		These airports were built in the modern era, yet, passengers are dropped off the plane and must walk to the nearest building at a time in which all over the world, airplanes can drop off passengers directly at the passenger lounge.
		Apart from the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Nigerian airports have toilets that befit an airstrip in the middle of the forest.
		The Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Abuja Airport, and the new Port Harcourt Airport are actually less modern than the Midway International Airport in Chicago that was built in the 1940s or the LaGuardia Airport in New York or Gatwick Airport in London.
	nigeriaworld.com /articles/2006/jan/060.html (4416 words)

	Murtala Mohammed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8, 1938–February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria (1975–1976).
		Murtala Muhammad imposed the authority of the federal government in areas formerly reserved for the states, restricting the latitude exercised by state governments and their governors in determining and executing policy.
		Murtala Mohammed was, however, killed on February 13, 1976 in an abortive coup attempt when his car was ambushed in traffic in Lagos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murtala_Mohammed (745 words)

	ipedia.com: Murtala Mohammed Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Murtala Ramat Mohammed was a military ruler of Nigeria.
		Mohammed opposed the regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, and he was a leader of the succes...
		Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8, 1938 - February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria (1975 - 1976).
	www.ipedia.com /murtala_mohammed.html (241 words)

	Murtala Mohammed International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport (IATA: LOS, ICAO: DNMM) is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire nation.
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about 1km from each other.
		Airport police instituted a shoot on sight policy for anyone found in the secure areas around runways and taxiways, stopping further aeroplane robberies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murtala_Mohammed_International_Airport (495 words)

	History of Nigeria
		On July 29, 1975, Gen. Murtala Mohammed and a group of fellow officers staged a bloodless coup, accusing the military government of Gen. Yakubu Gowon of delaying the promised return to civilian rule and becoming corrupt and ineffective.
		Mohammed also announced the government's intention to create more new states and to construct a new federal capital Abuja, in the center of the country.
		In addition, direct flights between Nigeria and the United States were suspended on August 11, 1993, when the Secretary of Transportation determined that Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport did not meet the security standards established by the FAA.
	www.nigeria-planet.com /History-of-Nigeria.html (4133 words)

	End of a Sordid Saga
		They got to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport to board the Ritetime World Airways flight for their return journey only to be told that their flights had been cancelled.
		The atmosphere at the airport Thursday, January 15, became charged when the passengers threatened to burn down the airport if they were not airlifted to their bases.
		When Newswatch visited the airport that day, the passengers numbering more than 1,000 were seen chanting war songs while the women and children were openly weeping.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/business/10126124723.htm (977 words)

	Murtala Mohammed International Airport - Definition, explanation
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about 1km from each other.
		During the late 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal had a reputation as a dangerous airport.
		Airport police instituted a shoot on sight policy for anyone found in the secure areas around runways and taxiways, stopping further airplane robberies.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mu/murtala_mohammed_international_airport.php (482 words)

	Aviation Security International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Nepalese government recommended that 18 airport officials, including the Airport Manager and Police Chief, be charged with negligence of duty as a result of the Kashrniri separatists' hijack of the Indian Airlines jet using guns, grenades and knives.
		The U.S. FAA has determined that Murtala Mohammed International Airport is now security cleared for direct flights to operate between the two countries, thereby lifting a ban in place since 1993.
		Arianda's international terminal was evacuated due to a suspected explosive device concealed in a box.
	www.asi-mag.com /air_watch/dec1999-jan2000.htm (1120 words)

	Nigeriaworld -- Ojukwu sparkles, Obasanjo flops
		In a way, the SSS agent at the airport was, knowingly or not, trying to endanger Ojukwu's health by not letting him fly out as quickly as he wanted so as to take care of his ailing health.
		However, the more exciting aspect of the Murtala Mohammed Airport-episode was that Chief Ojukwu came out of it looking like a great statesman the rest of the Nigerian elite must emulate.
		However, what Chief Ojukwu was entitled to and should have gotton was a quick resolution of the matter at the airport in a far less bureaucratic way that would not have prevented him from traveling in the same flight he had checked into.
	nigeriaworld.com /columnist/ihenacho/112204.html (4563 words)

	Africa Fertilizer Summit - 9-13 June 2006 - Abuja, Nigeria
		International certificates of yellow ever vaccination will be checked upon arrival at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja; and all other entry ports.
		Delegates are to arrange their own travel to and from the Lagos or Abuja international airports.
		For delegates and participants coming through Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, there are several connecting flights to and from Abuja from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. daily, as provided by the following local airlines.
	www.africafertilizersummit.org /Logistical_Information/index.html (1453 words)

	Murtala Mohammed International Airport \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire nation.
		It was named after former Nigerian military head of state Murtala Ramat Mohammed.
		The international terminal was modeled after Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Murtala_Mohammed_International_Airport (67 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire nation.
		Murtala Muhammed International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about 1km from each other.
		Airport police instituted a shoot on sight policy for anyone found in the secure areas around runways and taxiways, stopping further aeroplane robberies.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Murtala_Mohammed_International_Airport (563 words)

	Nigeria to Clear Thick Forest at Lagos Airport - OnlineNigeria.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		"Within the perimeter of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport is a vast forest where activities such as palm wine tapping, bushmeat hunting, quarry and other activities thrive," the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said.
		It said the clearing of the forest was part of efforts to bring Nigeria's aviation infrastructure into line with international standards ahead of a technical audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation in September.
		Speaking days after a plane crashed at Port Harcourt airport in southern Nigeria on Dec. 10, killing 106 people, Obasanjo said the aviation sector was tainted by corruption and corners were being cut in every part of the system.
	nm.onlinenigeria.com /templates/?a=6626&z=12 (369 words)

	Global Road Warrior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The international departure tax of US$35 is included in the price of your ticket, but be sure to hold your ground, as someone will most likely try to extract it from you again at the airport.
		One is advised to have someone meet you at the airport upon arrival to avoid the scammers waiting for you there.
		A Nigerian driver's license can take months to obtain, and the international driving permit is not recognized. Inter-city travelers must also consider that roadside assistance is extremely scarce, and lack of access to even modest health care facilities means that a traffic incident could result in death or permanent disability in Nigeria.
	www.worldtradepress.com /grwUnigroup/country/nigeria/08grw.html (1433 words)

	'A breakdown of our primary health care system' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Leaving Murtala Mohammed International Airport -- named for the head of state assassinated in 1976 -- further signs of chaos and urban decay come flying at visitors like paper scraps in a windstorm.
		Countless shanties built of junk, mountains of filth and dilapidated buildings provide the backdrop for throngs of people pushing, shoving, shouting or honking in a frenzy of street corner enterprise that will still leave many in poverty at day's end.
		Part of the problem is a lack of coordination among the various international bureaucracies.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /africa/nigeria22.shtml (1256 words)

	News -- Virgin aborts maiden flight to Dakar, Senegal
		Although a section of the media had claimed that an Aero Contractors aircraft had crash-landed at the airport about the same time the Virgin airplane made an air return, management of Aero said none of its planes was involved in any mishap.
		Agose noted that in line with international civil aviation standards, all the passengers had been accommodated by the airline at a Lagos hotel and that they would be airlifted aboard the next flight to Dakar on Sunday.
		He explained that Virgin Nigeria would operate thrice weekly flights from the International Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos to Dakar Yoff International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with return to Lagos on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
	odili.net /news/source/2006/mar/18/615.html (654 words)

	Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
		Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport (IATA: LOS, ICAO: DNMM) is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire nation.
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport consists of an International and a domestic terminal, located about 1km from each other.
		The domestic terminal was relocated to the old Lagos domestic terminal in 2000 after a fire and a new domestic terminal is currently under construction.
	www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=45358678 (828 words)

	THISDAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Alhaji S. Bello, the comptroller of immigration of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport exchange pleasantries with the guests and then ushered in for other waiting personalities at the airport.
		Now comprising an award-winning airline fleet of 53 aircraft, an international cargo division, a full- fledged destination management and leisure division, international ground-handler and an airline IT developer, Emirates is characterised by two key features, continuous explosive growth and a constant focus on top quality service.
		Crowning by the stament of the Ambassador Mohammed Abdul Wahab, who said his leading the Emirates inaugural flight to Nigeria is based on the very high belief in the airlines value for Nigerians who are Dubai bound, couple with the record breaking activities in less the 20 years.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2004/01/12/20040112bus16.html (1153 words)

	The Washington Times - Nigeria
		Often, the international businessman does not even set foot in Nigeria, he simply receives a letter instructing him to send his account number and wait for the funds to be deposited.
		Perhaps even more effective, though, was the intense international publicity campaign he initiated to sensitize people to the dangers of such frauds.
		Following the decree, financial institutions were compelled to sensitize their employees both to the laws governing money laundering and ways to identify it.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /africa/99/nigeria/14.html (1465 words)

	Civil Resource Development & Documentation Centre
		The airports have no perimeter fencing and that is why a herd of cows strayed into the tarmac and runway and collided with an Air France flight arriving from Paris not long ago.
		Recently, foreign airlines boycotted the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for reasons that have to do with lack of landing facilities, poorly maintained runways, ineffective radar coverage etc. The personnel have lost touch with modern techniques and our airports have been aptly described as death traps.
		It is noteworthy that as the whole world was celebrating the International Human Rights Day on December 10, the human rights of Nigerian travelers, including their right to life, were so callously violated.
	www.cirddoc.org /news.html (1411 words)

	africast.com - News List
		IKEJA, Nigeria, June 12 -- All bottlenecks that may hinder the smooth visit of foreigners to the country through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja have been cleared.
		Investigations carried out by P.M.News revealed that foreign visitors, especially investors, are now given warm welcome by men of the immigration services who also assist in recommending good hotels for them.
		It was gathered that the comptroller always leaves his office to welcome foreigners on arrival at the airport, urging them to remain in the country.
	news.africast.com /article.php?newsID=38446&strRegion=West (183 words)

	Regional preparatory meeting, Nigeria: informations for participants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The airports in Nigeria have improved substantially in terms of facilities, security arrangements and smooth logistics.
		For delegates arriving through Murtala Mohammed airport, Ikeja, Lagos professional protocol personnel would be on hand at the Airport to receive them and to usher them to the domestic wing.
		Flight time from domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed airport, Ikeja, Lagos to Abuja is about one hour.
	www.itu.int /ITU-D/rpm/afr/information.html (1178 words)

	Amana Online
		For lack of water at Kaduna airport, Captain Shuaibu Ali and his passenger were burnt to death in their Beechcraft plane after it had crash-landed there.
		A few years later, when he went to the airport, he discovered that the radar was no longer working.
		The obsolete equipment at the airports, the broken down navigational aids, fire service without water, and a general I-don’t-care attitude to passenger safety all seem primed for an accident.
	www.amanaonline.com /Articles/Adamu/AdamuA_07.htm (2279 words)

	Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Ltd ¬ Corporate Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In conformity with Decree No. 45 of 1976 setting up NAA and which empowers the Authority to carry out at Airport (either by itself or by an agent or in partnership with any other person) such economic activities that are relevant to air transportation.
		The decision of the founding fathers of NAHCo to form the company in conjunction with some foreign airlines was borne out of the early realisation that aircraft handling was non existent in Nigeria.
		With the opening of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, it became necessary that the chaotic situation of self handling which hitherto obtained in the old terminal be regularized.
	www.nahco.com /About_Us/Corporate-Profile.htm (295 words)

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