The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) from October 1.
The directive was issued by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, during a tour of MMIA in Lagos on Thursday, August 31.
He said: “All airlines should vacate the MMIA before October 1 and relocate to MMIA Terminal 2.”
Keyamo ordered the international airlines to make the relocation to the new terminal – MMIA Terminal 2, to enable maintenance of the facility.
The minister, who was recently confirmed minister, was taken on a tour by the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Kabir Yusuf Mohammed.
Keyamo also paused the ongoing Nigeria Air project and the concession project, which were implemented under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The Federal Government specified that the concession and the national carrier, Nigeria Air, would resume at a later date.
Nigeria’s Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has dispelled accusations making the rounds that his ministry expended N85 Billion on the controversial Nigeria Air project.
Sirika stated that between 2016 and 2023, the federal government released only N3 billion for the Nigeria Air project.