{"id":61784,"date":"2022-03-23T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fec-okays-n92-123bn-to-fund-second-runway-in-abuja-airport"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:17:17","slug":"fec-okays-n92-123bn-to-fund-second-runway-in-abuja-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fec-okays-n92-123bn-to-fund-second-runway-in-abuja-airport","title":{"rendered":"FEC okays N92.123bn to fund second runway in Abuja airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved a total of N92,123,175,305.77 for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The approval came 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, where President Buhari had directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed to source special funds for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, broke the information after the week\u2019s virtual FEC meeting, presided by President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the entire sum would be spread over a number of works to be carried out at the airport, over a period of 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>When asked how the resources for the project will be sourced given the paucity of funds in the country, Sirika told State House Correspondents that \u201cthe administration would use the same strategy it had used to raise funding for all of its other projects across sectors to deliver the runway in 12 months\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved a total of N92,123,175,305.77 for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. 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