Lagos to begin construction of Lekki Airport in 2023

The Lagos State Government has said it will commence the building of an airport in the Lekki area of the state next year.

The state government revealed the new move on its official Instagram handle on Friday, adding that the project would begin in 2023.

The Instagram post quoted Ope George the special adviser to the governor on public private partnership. George made the announcement while speaking at a media parley organised by the state government in Alausa, on Thursday.

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George revealed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government has sought and obtained approval from the Federal Government for the construction of the new airport in Lagos.

He said that the project, which is expected to take off in the year 2023 will be constructed on 3,500 hectares of land, noting that the master plan and aeronautical designs are in place.

The special adviser said the master plan and aeronautical designs were in place, adding that studies were ongoing about strategies, funding and other issues, after which the project would be taken to the marketplace.

He said that the airport, which is expected to cater to a minimum of five million people yearly, will be constructed in partnership with local and foreign investors.

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.