Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, has explained why there isn’t wifi in the country’s international airports.  ,
Keyamo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, attributed the issue to an argument between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) over who is responsible for providing wifi at the airports.
“There are many things involved, but when I first took office, I saw the situation first-hand. And the first issue I tried to resolve was a dispute between two of my agencies regarding Wi-Fi management.
According to the NAMA, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, “Well, if you look at the law of NAMA, it says NAMA is in charge of all navigation equipment, radio, communication, and all.” It’s our responsibility to look after Wi-Fi, NAMA said.
Another of my agencies, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, was claiming that it was a part of the airport’s infrastructure. Additionally, FAAN has the authority to manage all airport infrastructure, per law. They then responded that “Wi-Fi is an infrastructure component,” according to Keyamo.
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He claimed that the back and forth continued until last year when he decided FAAN should step down and NAMA should take over providing Wi-Fi at the airports.  ,
He explained that the 2024 Budget, which NAMA is now in charge of Wi-Fi, meant the project could not be completed at that time.  ,
He added that the 2025 budget has now been included, giving assurances to Nigerians that Wi-Fi will be available at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal 2 by the end of 2025.  ,
Source: Channels TV
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