{"id":2041,"date":"2025-08-04T04:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2025-08-04T04:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:33:36","slug":"mmia-terminal-447m-one-massive-infrastructure-essential-rebuilt-an-overhaul-from-the-skeleton-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/mmia-terminal-447m-one-massive-infrastructure-essential-rebuilt-an-overhaul-from-the-skeleton-up\/","title":{"rendered":"MMIA Terminal $447M One massive infrastructure essential rebuilt; an overhaul from the skeleton up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Funded by Savings from Fuel Subsidy Removal, Project Aims to Deliver World-Class Smart Airport<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended the federal government\u2019s ambitious \u20a6712 billion (approx. $447 million) reconstruction of Lagos\u2019 Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), describing it as a complete rebuild, not a renovation.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on Sunday, Keyamo addressed growing public scrutiny over the project\u2019s cost, clarifying multiple times that patches alone are insufficient, and the aging infrastructure is more expensive and less effective to repair than rebuild. Stripping the terminal down to its shell and rebuilding all key systems is the most cost-effective solution for long-term standards. As the overhaul is essential and long overdue. According to him, the funding will not involve loans, but will be sourced from the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund, a pool created from fuel subsidy removal savings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we simply want to do is to totally strip down that building, including the entire roof (leaving only the carcass), then re-design\/reconfigure it and build a brand-new airport for the nation,\u201d Keyamo said. \u201c<\/em>This is not patchwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

What the Project Covers<\/p>\n