FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Public Private Partnership Key to Development of Airport Infrastructure, Says Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has acknowledged that public-private partnerships are crucial in the sustainability and modernization of airport infrastructure. He disclosed that the Federal Government has secured commitment  from several corporate bodies in the private sector that would soon embark on refurbishing the arrival and departure areas of Wing D at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos […]

Airports

‘Partnership Key to Airport Infrastructure Renewal’

A former Special Advisor on Investment and Rapid Airport Development to the Minister of Aviation, Dr. Daniel Tarka has said in order to solve the major problem in air transport in Nigeria, which is obsolete infrastructure, the federal government should fully embrace public private partnership (PPP). Tarka who spoke to THISDAY in exclusive interview on […]

Experts Identify Factors Retarding Growth of Aviation Industry, Proffer Solutions

Aviation experts have identified poor legislation, unpredictability of the cost of airline operation and underutilization of equipment as some of the factors that are retarding growth of the aviation industry in Nigeria. In their presentations during a webinar on, “Repositioning the Aviation Sector for Revenue Generation and Growth: The Role of Legislation,” the experts brainstormed […]

Aviation

FG COMPLETES CONCESSION OF ABUJA AND KANO AIRPORTS 

…. As Ministry of Aviation becomes Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr. President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, […]

Aviation

The Elusive Concession of Nigeria’s Airports

The concession of the terminal facilities of four major airports in the country was one of the cardinal programmes of the Buhari administration in the aviation industry, but few weeks to the end of its tenure, the concession plan has remained elusive. There are two programmes that if implemented by the Mohammadu Buhari administration would […]