The Federal Government is to complete remodeling projects of Nigeria’s four international Airports in 24 months. This was revealed Monday by the Supervising Minister of Aviation, Dr. Samuel Ortom during his inspection on the ongoing work at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The other projects under the remodeling programme are Port Harcourt, Kano and Lagos Airports. The minister said the projects are funded by a Chinese loan of US$500m adding that his ministry will ensure completion of the projects initiated by the aviation master plan.
The terminals will be built to a world class standard and each will accommodate eight aircrafts at the same time.
According to Dr. Ortom, the scheduled completion period for the ongoing project at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport is 2 years, and by the progress report, the contractors are likely to deliver before the due date. The project contract which started in March 1st was awarded to Julius Berger, the largest infrastructure company in Nigeria, at a cost of US$421m, for the design and construction of the second runway.
The project at Abuja airport has provided 600 jobs for Nigerians and the minister is upbeat that the projects will add value to the aviation industry when completed.
