FAAN Announces E-tags Payment For All Travelers At The 24 Federal Airports Nationwide Starting May 17

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has announced that from Friday, May 17, 2024, there will be electronic tags (e-tags) payment for all travellers at the 24 Federal Airports across the country.

In compliance with the Presidential Directive requiring all citizens to use e-tags to access the nation’s federal airports, FAAN notified the public that it has begun the sale of electronic tags (e-tags) at airports.

“Following the presidential directive that all citizens are mandated to pay for e-tags at all the 24 federal airports across the country, we wish to inform the general public that the e-tags are available for sale from Friday, 17th May, 2024 at the following locations,” FAAN said today, May 17.

“Lagos: Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, Terminal 1, 5th Floor) Office of HOD Commercial. Contact: 08033713796 or 08023546030.

“Abuja: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, HOD Commercial Office (General Aviation Terminal) Contact: 08034633527 or  08137561615.”

FAAN said there will be an option to pay in cash at the access gates for motorists without e-tags.

On May 14, Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation, announced everyone, including the president and vice-president, would pay tolls at the nation’s airports.

Keyamo said the government was losing over 82 percent of the revenue it should have earned from the access fee.