- By Halimah Olamide
FAAN’s Commercial Department confirms that it has started issuing the e-tags and people are buying the
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ,(FAAN) has on Friday began the sale of 2024 e-tags that would permit entry into the 24 Federal Airports in Nigeria.
In a statement by FAAN, it disclosed that the sale of the tags aligned with a presidential directive approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) .
The development is following withdrawal of exemption of payment for tickets by some highly placed Nigerians at the nation’s airports.
Recall that the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, disclosed the new policy on Tuesday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which held at the State House in Abuja.
According to it, the meeting mandated that all the users of federal airports across the country ought to pay charges at the gates.
Mr Francis Ajaguna, Head of Public Affairs, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), told NAN that many people came to the airport and bought the tags.
” FAAN’s Commercial Department confirms that it has started issuing the e-tags and people are buying them.”