The Executive Council of the Federation ( ECF) has approved aviation infrastructure projects valued at over ₦919 billion, to be funded under the Renewed Hope
Infrastructure Development Fund
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Council’s meeting.
According to the Minister, the largest single approval is for the complete rehabilitation and modernization of the old Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The project, awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), is valued at ₦712.2 billion and will take 22 months to complete.
Other key projects include the rehabilitation of both runways and the taxiway at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with upgraded Category II airfield lighting. That project is valued at ₦46.4 billion and has a 24-week completion period.
In Port Harcourt, the Obafemi Awolowo International Airport will also undergo runway and taxiway rehabilitation, along with a Category II lighting system installation, at a cost of ₦42.1 billion.
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ECF also approved the upgrade of Runway 18L/36R and taxiways B and C at the Lagos airport to Category II LED lighting standard. This project will take 30 weeks and is valued at ₦44.1 billion.
Additionally, the domestic terminal at the Lagos airport will have its apron areas expanded and converted to rigid pavement, covering over 82,000 square metres across three phases. That project will cost ₦24.3 billion and is expected to be completed in 17 and a half months.
The Council approved the Full Business Case for the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, following an unsolicited proposal by Aero Alliance Consortium.
The concession will include the airport and the uncompleted cargo terminal and will last for a period of 30 years.
Keyamo said the concession is in line with the government’s plan to ensure sustainability of underutilized airports through private sector participation. He also confirmed that relevant labour unions were carried along in the process and that full details of the concession arrangement will be made public in due course.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
