NSIB flags building blocking Benin airport tower view

An uncompleted building obstructs the control tower’s view at Benin Airport, prompting NSIB to flag it after an Enugu Air runway overrun. Demolition is pos

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 23, 2026 3:27pm Updated August 23, 2026 3:27pm The TUI flight, not pictured, had taken off from Cape Verde around five hours earlier (Picture: Getty Images) A TUI flight was forced into an emergency diversion as its fuel supplies ran low during a ‘tresspass’ incid

By Dickson Omobola Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has disclosed that Air Traffic Control, ATC, advised Enugu Air’s flight crew that the approach to Runway 23 at Benin Airport appeared better than Runway 05 before the aircraft overran the runway last month. On July 23, an Enugu Air Flight 4264, with registr