The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved N712 billion for the full rehabilitation, upgrade, and modernisation of International Terminal One at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The approval was the centrepiece of a sweeping N900 billion aviation infrastructure plan for the country.
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen after the FEC meeting presided by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at State House, Abuja.
Keyamo said the project, awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), will strip the old terminal down to its structural core before rebuilding it with new mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
The project, funded entirely through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund, will be executed over a period of 22 months.
According to Keyamo, “We have decided to strip it down to only the carcass and then do the complete M&E again.”
He emphasised the administration’s departure from patchwork repairs towards comprehensive overhaul of key aviation facilities. FEC also approved the expansion of Terminal Two, including the construction of a new apron, access roads, bridges, and related works.
