FAAN resumes direct assortment of cargo income at MMIA after 15 years 

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has resumed direct income assortment on the cargo terminals of Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA), Lagos, for the primary time in 15 years.

The disclosure was conveyed in an announcement signed by Mrs. Obiageli Orah, FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Shopper Safety, and posted on the authority’s X (previously Twitter) account on Saturday, August 23, 2025.

FAAN officers from the Directorate of Cargo Growth and Providers (DCDS) are actually stationed on the cargo launch factors of the Nigerian Aviation Dealing with Firm (NAHCO) and Skyway Aviation Dealing with Firm (SAHCO) warehouses to supervise real-time assortment of accrued cargo expenses.

“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has recorded a landmark achievement with the profitable resumption of direct income assortment on the cargo terminals of Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA), Lagos, after a 15-year hiatus. 

“For the primary time in over a decade, FAAN officers from the Directorate of Cargo Growth and Providers (DCDS) are actually stationed on the cargo launch factors of the Nigerian Aviation Dealing with Firm (NAHCO) and Skyway Aviation Dealing with Firm (SAHCO) warehouses to supervise real-time assortment of accrued cargo expenses,” the assertion learn partly.  

Extra insights  

The assertion famous that the event adopted months of stakeholder engagement led by FAAN’s Director of Cargo Growth and Providers, Mr. Lekan Thomas, and the Airport Supervisor, Mr. Olatokubo Arewa. .

• The initiative additionally obtained assist from a gathering between FAAN Managing Director/Chief Government, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, and the Comptroller-Common of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.

• Working carefully with the PTC Customs Space Command below Comptroller T. Awe, FAAN expects the transfer to scale back income leakages and enhance accountability throughout the air cargo worth chain.

The authority additionally anticipates that the breakthrough at MMIA will function a mannequin for replication at different airports throughout the nation, reflecting its efforts to optimise cargo operations and develop income streams.

What it’s best to know  

• For 15 years, cargo income at MMIA was collected not directly by handlers like NAHCO and SAHCO, a system that often-caused delays, gaps in oversight, and income loss.
• With FAAN now dealing with collections straight, the method will probably be tracked in actual time, decreasing leakages and clarifying how funds are accounted for.
• The method is also utilized to different airports, altering how air cargo income is managed in Nigeria.