Bago pledges N5bn for classrooms, hostels at Nigeria College of Aviation Mini campus in Minna

By Wole Mosadomi, Minna

Minna — Governor Muhammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has pledged N5 cardinal for the operation of classrooms and hostels to facilitate the reactivation of the Nigerian College of Aviation mini field astatine the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna.

Bago made the pledge yesterday erstwhile helium received the absorption of the Nigerian College of Aviation, Zaria, astatine the airport.

He said the project, erstwhile completed, would trim the immense costs incurred by authorities and parents successful sending children overseas to survey aviation-related courses.

“We are alert of the outgo of sending children overseas to survey aviation courses, but this project, erstwhile completed, volition chopped down a batch of expenses,” Bago stated.

The politician reiterated his administration’s determination to marque the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport successful Minna a hub for some aviation and agriculture.

Earlier, the Rector of the College, Dr. Danjuma Adamu Ismail, commended the politician for the ongoing remodeling of the airdrome to planetary standards. He noted that the assemblage has a long-standing narration with the Niger State government, which led to the constitution of the mini campus.

“Reviving the field volition fortify our concern with the authorities and person important impact, not lone successful unit grooming but besides successful agro-aviation business, among others,” Ismail said.

He explained that the College of Aviation, established successful 1964, present has six schools including those for Flight, Air Traffic Control, Aeronautical Telecommunications Engineering, Airport Emergency and Training, and Aircraft Aviation Management.

Governor Bago aboriginal led the visiting squad to inspect the aviation substance depot and adjacent lodging units. He disclosed that the existing lodging units would beryllium demolished to marque mode for a much modern property to assistance span the lodging shortage successful the state.

The station Bago pledges N5bn for classrooms, hostels astatine Nigeria College of Aviation Mini field successful Minna appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.