Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved N712.3 billion for the comprehensive upgrade of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos as part of effort to revamp the aviation sector in the country under the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this while addressing State House journalists on the outcomes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday.

The minister explained that the project would mark the first full-scale rehabilitation of the Lagos airport's old terminal building since inception.

"This is not a patchwork. We're stripping the building down to its carcass and rebuilding with full mechanical, ele...