The Federal Government has concluded plans to demolish the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos and replace it with a modern facility.

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, announced the development over the weekend via his official X handle, stating that Nigerian airports still lag behind global standards.

He added that although citizens have managed to make the best of the outdated infrastructure, a complete overhaul is long overdue.

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“When the MMIA was built in 1977, it was designed to handle about 200,000 passengers annually. Today, it processes over 3 million passengers a year — and about 15 million nationwide,” Keyamo noted.

He continued, “The difference is staggering. Over the years, the infrastructure has nearly collapsed under pressure. Thanks to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we are set to embark on a complete reconstruction of the old terminal in Lagos to meet modern standards, with a projected annual capacity of 20 million passengers. Full details will be unveiled in the coming weeks.”

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.

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