Aviation minister directs hybrid access gate payment system at airports

Following the earlier suspension of the full cashless Access Gate payment system as directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, due to the traffic gridlock it created, Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed the hybrid access gate payment system across airports.

Keyamo gave the direction on Tuesday when he met with officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and senior officials of the Ministry on Monday

After reviewing the initial implementation and the operational challenges observed, the following decisions were reached:

The Ministry has resolved to engage concessionaires to introduce a fully automated or electronic system at all airport access gates to eliminate cash payments.

In the meantime, a hybrid payment system that accepts both cash and card payments will resume at all airport access gates, effective Friday, March 13, 2026.

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Keyamo said motorists who already possess FAAN Go Cashless Cards may continue to use them until further notice.

He said that other electronic payment options, including POS terminals and other approved digital channels, will also remain available.

The minister said members of the public and road users are encouraged to obtain and use the FAAN Go Cashless Card as the Authority continues to enhance and fully optimise the cashless payment system.

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.