The federal government has officially announced the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja to Lagos. This significant decision was conveyed through a circular issued by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, on January 15, 2024.

The directive to move the FAAN headquarters to Lagos emanated from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, as outlined in the circular. In the document, Minister Keyamo instructed that the management promptly assess and communicate the implications of this relocation.

The minister’s directive is explicitly stated in the circular, which reads:

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“The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has directed the Headquarters of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) should be relocated from Abuja to Lagos.
Consequence upon the above, you are requested to provide the implications of the relocation to the management.”

Background information reveals that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), initially established as the Airports Authority of Nigeria in 1976, underwent a restructuring during the Civil Aviation reform of 1995. This reform resulted in the realignment of some functionalities of the National Airports Authority (NAA) and the subsequent renaming of NAA to FAAN. The primary responsibility of FAAN is to oversee the operation and maintenance of all Federal Airports.

It is noteworthy that FAAN’s headquarters was initially situated in Lagos. However, in the year 2020, the then President, Muhammad Buhari, orchestrated the relocation to Abuja. The recent decision to relocate the headquarters back to Lagos represents a significant development in the ongoing administrative changes within the aviation sector.