Nigeria: Uproar as contractor for second Abuja Airport runway demands 700 percent increase

There is outrage among aviation stakeholders over the revelation that the contractor handling the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has demanded an increment in the contract sum from N90 billion to N532 billion.

The increase was supposed to be included in the 2025 budget, representing a 700 percent on the original sum of N90 billion in 2023.

The contractor, who was awarded the contract at the rate of N90 billion in 2023, is said to be demanding an increase to…