02/08/2025
Another Banger, the Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport will undergo a renovation for 22 months with a total cost of N712 billion.
August 1, 2025
FEC Approves N900bn to Upgrade Aviation Infrastructure
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved contracts worth over N900 billion for infrastructure upgrades in the country’s aviation sector.
Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation, announced the approvals after the council’s meeting on Thursday, commending President Bola Tinubu for prioritising the sector.
Today, it was the turn of aviation to get the kind attention of the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund, and we are very grateful that His Excellency the President decided to turn his attention to aviation for massive infrastructural upgrades across the country,” he said.
Keyamo said the centrepiece of the approvals is the full rehabilitation, upgrade, and modernisation of Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The politician said the project would strip the terminal down to its basic structure and rebuild all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
“We have decided to strip it down to only the carcass, and then do the complete M and E again,” he said.
Keyamo said the overhaul — funded through the renewed hope infrastructure development fund — has been awarded to the CCECC, which also constructed the new Lagos terminal two.
The minister said Terminal Two will also undergo expansion, including the construction of a new apron, access roads, bridges, and associated works.
“The total cost for all these rehabilitations of Lagos airports will come up to N712,258,565,482.18, with a completion timeframe of 22 months,” he said.
Keyamo said the FEC also approved a major upgrade to Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, covering the rehabilitation of runways and taxiways and upgrading airfield ground lighting to category 2 standard.
He described the funding as one of the largest single investments in airport infrastructu