The Minna International Airport has been officially renamed as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport by the Niger State Government.
The airport will be inaugurated by President Tinubu tomorrow, Monday, March 11, 2024
Speaking with Journalists yesterday in Minna, Governor of the State, Mohammed Umaru Bago said that with the airport 99 per cent complete, with just the clean up remaining, the state is now positioned to play a major role in the North Central aero hub.
According to Bago, about 1,000 hectares of land is ready for use as there would be drip irrigation for green houses, expected to be the biggest in Africa, even as he explained that special agro-processing zone in the airport will have fresh vegetables, fresh fruits leaving moved to anywhere in Nigeria and abroad.
The Governor who noted that beside the 1,000 hectares, there is another 1,000 hectares on the other side of the aisle that will be used for diary products and exported to other States and across the world, said, “On this other side of the land, there is another one 1,000 hectares where we are going have dairy products. The meats and everything leaving here will be moved to the rest of the world. You know Niger State sells an average of half a million cattle to Nigerians and outside Nigeria daily.
