The management of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCOAviance) Plc said it has gotten the approval from the Federal Government via Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to build an Export Processing Zone (EPZ), in Murtala Muhammed International Airport, ( (MMIA), Lagos.
This was disclosed by its Group Managing Director, Mrs Olatokunbo Fagbemi at the Gateway Forum organised by League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents, held at Engr. Saleh Dunoma Press Centre, MMIA, Lagos on Wednesday.
Fagbemi said the move would boost agro-export in the country when fully operational.
She also disclosed that NAHCO had spent over N2 billion to procure equipment for passenger facilitation and other aspects of its business within the last one year.
According to Fagbemi: “We have a cold room dedicated for export. We are planning on establishing an export processing area at the Lagos airport and we got an approval only two months ago from FAAN.
“The project will be in our 2020 budget and it will boost agro-export when it is fully operational. ”
She said NAHCO was partnering with different stakeholders and state governments to encourage agro-export which has a lot of untapped potential.
The NAHCo boss counselled that there is need for proper processing, packaging and preservation of agricultural produce to make them more acceptable at the international market.
She said NAHCO, under her leadership, had embarked on a five-year transformational plan to boost growth in the aviation industry.
She said the firm had been investing on modern ground handling equipment and facilities to sustain high-level service delivery across domestic and international airports in Nigeria.
