Festus Keyamo, minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has commenced plans to boost revenues for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Speaking during the course of receiving briefing from the FAAN Management on Friday, Keyamo observed that there were so many potential opportunities for ramping up the revenue profile of the Agency.
To the end, he has directed that key sources of revenue be explored to the fullest.
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Keyamo has set up a committee under the chairmanship of the Permanent Secretary to look at advertisements at the airports, ticketing system at the FAAN facilities and waivers on payment of FAAN Services.
The Minister has given the committee four weeks to come up with a comprehensive report and proffer solution.
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
