According to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation, “in the quest to further revamp the aviation industry by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government, the Muhammadu Buhari Airport, Maiduguri has been upgraded to international status.”
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN stated this when the Governor of Borno State, His Excellency Governor Babagana Umar Zulum paid a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja.
Keyamo said “the airport will commence full operation as International Airport from January 1, 2025”, noting that the “Establishment of International Airport in Maiduguri is strategic to receive international flights coming in from Middle East into this Country, it has the capacity, it has the size, population and infrastructure to support as International Airport”.