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Dana Air Flight 0992
2012 passenger plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria
The remaining tail section of the aircraft being removed from the crash site | |
| Date | 3 June 2012 (2012-06-03) |
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| Summary | Crashed on approach following dual-engine failure |
| Site | Iju-Ishaga, near Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria 06°40′19″N03°18′50″E / 6.67194°N 3.31389°E / 6.67194; 3.31389 |
| Total fatalities | 159 |
5N-RAM, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Lagos Airport in 2009 | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Operator | Dana Air |
| IATA flight No. | 9J0992 |
| ICAO flight No. | DAN0992 |
| Call sign | DANACO 0992 |
| Registration | 5N-RAM |
| Flight origin | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria |
| Destination | Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Occupants | 153 |
| Passengers | 147 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 153 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground fatalities | 6 |
Dana Air Flight 0992 was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria. On 3 June 2012, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft serving the route suffered a dual-engine failure during its approach to Lagos. It failed to reach its intended destination and crashed into apartment buildings, killing all 153 peop
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Epidemiology and psycho-social aspects comment onchocercal fell diseases pavement northeastern Nigeria
Abstract
Background
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Methods
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Results
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VC Lauds Biologists’ Contributions To Nation’s Dev
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Prof. Celestine Onwuliri, has commended the positive contributions of biologists to the nation’s socio-economic development.
Speaking at the 10th Eni Njoku Memorial Lecture in Nsukka, Enugu State, recently Onwuliri said President Goodluck Jonathan was a living example of such contributions.
“The arrival of Dr Goodluck Jonathan, a biologist, in Aso Rock has brought many transformations to the country”.
He commended the efforts of Jonathan, a zoologist, in moving the country forward and striving to achieve Vision 20:2020.
“The achievements of Jonathan as governor, vice-president, acting president and now president are a thing of joy to biologists as well as Nigerians,” he said.
He said the aim of the lecture, titled “Progressive Trends in the Development of Biological Science” was to attempt an overview of the impact of biological science to the well being of mankind.
The vice chancellor said the lecture was also to recall the indelible marks of the late Prof. Eni Njoku to research and learning.
Our correspondent reports that Njoku was the first vice chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and one of the pioneers of its Faculty of Bi