Federal government allocates N580m for airport upgrades
The Federal Government has set aside N580m for chillers and software upgrades at airports. This is part of a larger N87.3bn proposed budget for the aviation sector. The budget includes funds for infrastructure, passenger amenities, and rehabilitation works at several airports. Key projects include new chillers, Wi-Fi upgrades, and improvements to airport facilities.
TLDR
- The government allocated N580m for chillers and software upgrades at airports, with N500m for Lagos airport chillers and N80m for financial management software.
- Plans include upgrading Wi-Fi at five international and some domestic airports for N800m.
- Water-cooling chillers will be installed at Lagos and Abuja airports for N500m, and a sewage treatment plant will be built at Owerri Airport for N21m.
- N800m is set aside to seal cracks on runways, aprons, and taxiways at major airports, and airfield lighting systems will be installed at Ilorin Airport for N800m.
- The budget earmarks N33.9bn for rehabilitation and upgrade of airport infrastructure, with N70.19bn for capital projects, N14.78bn for personnel costs, and N2.34bn for overheads.
