The Federal Government has budgeted N1 billion for the construction of new terminal building at the Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu, according to official documents.
The government also budgeted at least N390million for the completion of new headquarters for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Abuja.
These were contained in the 2019 budgeted submitted by the Federal Government to the National Assembly last December.
According to the document, the sum would be expended on the construction of a new terminal building alone.
It would be recalled that Enugu Airport was in the news for most part of 2018, following the inability of FAAN to install the Instrument Landing System (ILS) procured for the airport.
The Federal Government has announced it will demolish more structures to give way for the full internationalisation of the Enugu Airport.
Government had said that for the new ILS to be installed, it would demolish more structures to give way for full internationalisation of the Airport.
Hadi Sirika, minister of State for Aviation, disclosed this after a facility inspection around the airport.
Sirika said the Federal Government had released N1.7 billion for construction work to continue at the international wing of the airport, noting that more money would be made available when the 2018 budgetary provision was released for completion of work.
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