The Federal Government says it is implementing policies aimed at upgrading Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure, attracting more airlines and expanding direct air connections between Nigeria and other African countries.
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this at the 2026 ACI Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition in Abuja, where he highlighted infrastructure upgrades, regulatory reforms and measures to improve airlines’ access to aircraft.
Keyamo said ongoing projects include upgrades at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and runway improvements at other airports across the country. He also said Nigeria’s aviation safety score had increased from 49.5 per cent to 75.5 per cent under the current administration.
The minister linked increased aircraft availability and competition among airlines to declining airfares, while acknowledging that further improvements were needed.
On regional connectivity, Keyamo said Nigeria was promoting the Single African Air Transport Market to make travel between African countries easier. He cited the restoration of direct flights between Abuja and Yaoundé as an example and said applications for additional African routes were being considered.
FAAN said Nigeria handled more than 18.8 million domestic and international passengers in 2025, while scheduled airline capacity for September 2026 reached about 1.19 million seats, up 37.4 per cent from the same period last year.
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