FAAN Kicks Off Cashless Payment At Abuja Airport

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced the implementation of cashless policy, introducing a azygous wallet for each payments astatine the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) successful Abuja.

Managing manager of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, portion speaking astatine the unveiling of the contactless outgo system, said the caller inaugural volition artifact gross leakages crossed airports successful Nigeria.

According to her, “This is much than a caller outgo system, it is simply a cardinal upgrade to the rider acquisition and a almighty reaffirmation of our committedness to transparency and excellence.

“Following its palmy motorboat successful the dynamic metropolis of Lagos, I americium arrogant to officially denote the afloat deployment of ‘Operation Go Cashless’ present successful Abuja, the Centre of Excellence. This is simply a comprehensive, cashless, and contactless outgo solution for each our airports.

“Effective September 29th, 2025, we person started phasing retired carnal currency astatine each FAAN gross points, including entree gates, car parks, and VIP lounges.”

Kuku further explained that, “our airports are the gateways to our nation, they are the archetypal content astatine galore of our gross points; the entree gates, the car parks, and the lounges has been defined by an outdated model: cash.

“This reliance connected carnal currency creates a concatenation of challenges. It causes delays, introduces operational inefficiencies and vulnerabilities successful our gross collection.”

Kuku, who was represented by the director, commercialized and concern development, Ms. Adebola Agunbiade, reaffirmed that the inaugural volition guarantee ratio and convenience.

She said: “With a elemental pat of your caller FAAN Contactless Card, you tin marque instant payments. This exertion is not lone accelerated and convenient but besides promotes enhanced hygiene.

“The paper features a unified wallet, meaning a azygous equilibrium tin beryllium utilized crossed aggregate registered cards, cleanable for casual absorption for families oregon firm users. It is disposable to each users, including our valued planetary travellers, and erstwhile registered, it has nationwide validity crossed each FAAN-managed airports.”

“Your information is our priority. You volition person real-time SMS notifications for each transaction and tin show your equilibrium and past via a unafraid online dashboard. Should your paper beryllium mislaid oregon stolen, you tin instantly artifact it done this aforesaid dashboard. ensuring your funds are ever protected,” Kuku added.