Aviation Agencies to Contribute 25% of Earnings to FG

The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, on Tuesday said henceforth aviation agencies must be contributing 25 per cent of their revenues to the federal government.

Chidoka said this was to ensure that the parastatals did not squander their earnings which had received a boost since more airlines have started operating in the country.

The parastatals include the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NIMET).

Chidoka said

Airports Remodeling: Aviation Minister Orders Contractors Back to Site

Seven months after airports remodeling projects were abandoned, Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has ordered contractors handling the projects to return to site with immediate effect and complete all pending jobs without further delay.

Contractors handling the remodeling work at the 22 airports under the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had abandoned the project because the FAAN and Ministry of Aviation stopped funding them shortly after the removal of former minister, Ms. Stella Oduah in February last year.

Besides, funds allocated for the project by the Ministry of Finance, the accruals from the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), could not assessed, under the acting Minister of Aviation, Dr. Samuel Ortom.

FAAN sources, who confirmed the development at the weekend, said