The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman has said the problem of obsolete and inadequate infrastructure in the aviation industry would be a thing of the past if the airports are concessioned. Muhtar who spoke to THISDAY in an exclusive interview in Lagos, said cost intensive projects such as […]
After months of prevarication the federal government yesterday confirmed that it has approved the concession of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo made the announcement Monday through a twitter post. Osinbajo made the confirmation while speaking at the fifth edition of […]
The Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), Dr Wale Babalakin, has called for the transparent concession of Nigeria’s airports, noting that it is the only solution to obsolete airport infrastructure, lack of critical facilities and stagnancy in the industry. Babalakin made this known yesterday in Lagos when he chaired the 10 years anniversary of […]
If handled in a transparent manner, the airport concessions could actually be the elixir for air transport facilities in Nigeria. Stiff opposition that greeted the planned concession of airport facilities had prompted the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to convene several meetings, including the recent stakeholders meetings to convince those who were not […]
The Presidency has expressed dissatisfaction with the plan to concession airports, pointing out that despite that the campaign started last year, the process has not been defined by the Ministry of Transportation. THISDAY learnt from a source who was present when the concession programme was reviewed recently in the Presidency and according to him, officials […]
