The Chairman, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), Dr. Wale Babalakin has said that the company is qualified to handle any of the airports slated for concession, having successfully operated the best airport terminal in Nigeria for 14 years. Babalakin whose company is the terminal operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos and the […]
The Delta State government on Tuesday formerly handed over the Asaba International Airport to the Asaba Airport Company Limited, the company that won the concession bid. In a brief ceremony the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Patrick Ukah, who represented Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said the six months transition period had ended. He said the […]
The federal government has insisted that it must concession Nigeria’s major airport terminals to secure investors that would expand the facilities in order to meet increasing passenger traffic, projected to reach 55 million by 2024. This is in line with the projection of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which stated that air transport growth […]
The Federal Government has assured that none of the over 8000 workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would lose his job if the major airports in the country are given out in concession under the Public, Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement of the Buhari administration. Government has also said that it would use […]
The Ministry of Aviation has explained that the designation of four international airports in Nigeria as special economic zones will help harness the socio-economic benefits derivable from civil aviation, generate revenues for government as well as create avenues to mobilise local and foreign direct investment for overall growth of the economy. The Ministry made this […]
