The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,(FAAN) on Friday began the sale of 2024 e-tags that would permit entry into the 24 Federal Airports in Nigeria.
In a statement made available in Abuja, FAAN said that the sale of the tags aligned with a presidential directive approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
According to it, the meeting mandated that all the users of federal airports across the country ought to pay charges at the gates.
The Head of Public Affairs, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Mr Francis Ajaguna said that many people came to the airport and bought the tags.
”FAAN’s Commercial Department confirms that it has started issuing the e-tags and people are buying them,” he said.
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is a service organization statutorily charged to manage all Commercial Airports in Nigeria and provide service to both passenger and cargo airlines.
Generally, to create conditions for the development in the most economic and efficient manner of air transport and the services connected with it.
The agency has its head office in Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
Civil Aviation in Nigeria is a spin-off of British colonial rule. But above all else, it is a product of a mere accident of history dating back to 1925 in the unlikeliest of places – the ancient, walled city of Kano.
The first aircraft to ever land in Nigerian territory are three Airco DH.9A of 47 Squadron (Stationed at Helwan Near Cairo), the planes landed at Maiduguri on 1 November 1925, on their way to Kano and latter Kaduna on 6 November, the air trip was Led by then Squadron Leader Arthur Coningham.
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