The Nigerian government has approved the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who told State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, also said government has renamed the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.
According to Sirika, while the Abuja airport would be concessioned for 20 years, Kano would be concessioned for 30 years.
On Airports rename, Sirika said aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.
He, however, maintained that the future of aviation had experienced an advancement such that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.
The minister further linked the development to the establishment of the African Aerospace and Aviation University in Abuja.
In a related development, FEC gave approval for the resumption of on-street parking also known as Park and Pay in the nation’s capital.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made the announcement, stated that the FCT minister had been seeking an amendment to the laws and consequently had received ratification of the memo in question.
He reminded the public that on-street parking which had commenced in 2012 was discontinued after a court ruling declaring it illegal, but that with the approval, there would be immediate recommencement.
The information minister also disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge was ready for commissioning on May 20, nine days before the official handover.
