FAAN opens new cargo terminal at Lagos Common Aviation Terminal 

This growth varieties a part of FAAN’s ongoing efforts to modernise and improve the nation’s aviation logistics infrastructure, as disclosed in an announcement signed by FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Client Safety, Mrs. Obiageli Orah.

The brand new facility was unveiled on Friday, Might 9, 2025, in a ceremony presided over by FAAN’s Managing Director/Chief Govt, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku.

She was represented by the Director of Industrial and Enterprise Improvement, Ms. Pleasure Agunbiade, in the course of the occasion.

The cargo terminal is strategically designed to spice up the scalability, security, and reliability of cargo operations on the home degree, the assertion famous.

“Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)  has commissioned a brand new home cargo terminal on the Common Aviation Terminal (GAT), Lagos, marking a big milestone in its drive to modernise aviation logistics,” the assertion learn partly.

It added, “The terminal is designed to enhance cargo dealing with operations’ effectivity, scalability, and connectivity.”  

The assertion highlighted that, with the continued rise in e-commerce and agricultural exports, the brand new facility gives reliable and safe logistics options.

By easing longstanding bottlenecks in cargo dealing with, the terminal is positioned to assist companies throughout the nation and improve the circulate of products nationwide.

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FAAN’s assertion additional famous {that a} central goal of the terminal is to handle persistent challenges in home cargo logistics, significantly these affecting the transportation of agricultural produce and items from on-line retail platforms.

With enhanced processing capabilities, the power is projected to considerably enhance the pace, reliability, and total ease of cargo motion, bringing much-needed reduction to producers, exporters, and logistics service suppliers alike.

• The mission varieties a part of a broader initiative championed by the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement, Festus Keyamo, and applied by the Directorate of Cargo Improvement and Companies underneath the management of Mr. Lekan Thomas.
• Wanting forward, FAAN intends to duplicate this mannequin in key strategic places, together with Abuja, Kano, Jos, Niger, and Port Harcourt.

“This roadmap ensures that infrastructure for a sturdy air cargo community is on the market nationwide,” the Authority said.

• The assertion additionally emphasised that the newly inaugurated facility reinforces Lagos’ place as an important node inside Nigeria’s increasing air freight ecosystem.

As demand continues to rise for quicker logistics, significantly in agriculture and digital commerce, the terminal gives a contemporary, tech-driven platform designed to strengthen and streamline provide chains.