On Tuesday, workers under the aegis of two unions- National Union of Air Transport Employees, (NUATE) and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association, (ATSSSAN) staged protests against the planned concession of four international airport terminals by the federal government. The protesters caused traffic gridlock on the link road between the domestic and international wings of […]
The federal government’s plan to concession airport facilities, has elicited interest from global airport managing companies which see Nigeria as an investment haven. Since the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator HadiSirika made public, government’s intension to concession the four major airports in Nigeria, interested investors have started jostling for investments in the aviation sector despite […]
The aviation labour unions, the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have indicated their support for the planned concession of airport facilities on the private, public partnership (PPP) arrangement in order to reduce financial burden on government. However, the unions said they would […]
By Chinedu Eze There have been renewed clamour for the concession of airport facilities, which is seen as panacea to the problem of funding of airport infrastructure and further development. This agitation has gained traction as government coffers shrink and as funding of airport projects is seen as luxury instead of social service, which it […]
