President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the newly built international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State on Tuesday, March 22.
This was made known by the spokesperson of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Faithful Hope-Ivbaze.
She said the brand new, world-class international terminal is among five airport terminals covered in the bilateral arrangement between the Federal Government and the People’s Republic of China.
According to her, the new Lagos International terminal has the capacity to process 14million passengers per annum.
“It is built on a landmass of approximately 56,000 square metres, and it has 66 check-in counters.
“Other facilities in the terminal include five baggage collection carousels, 16 Immigration desks at arrival, 28 Immigration desks at departure, eight security screening points, six-passenger boarding bridges, out of which two have already been installed, two food courts, two premium lounges, 22 guest rooms and spa, 16 airline ticketing offices, visa on arrival and port health facility, as well as praying area, more than 3,000 square metres of duty-free space, approximately 5,000 square metres of lettable utility space, amongst others.
“The new terminal is expected to generate about three thousand direct and indirect employment for Nigerians, as well as enhance passenger facilitation and comfort at the Lagos airport, ” she said.
The FAAN spokesperson added that the authority will also sign a memorandum of understanding with the Lagos State Government on the 9km Airport-Shasha-Alimosho link Road to be constructed by the State Government. Last modified: 14:31
