The Federal Government has earmarked N580 million for the purchase of chillers and software upgrades at airports as part of the N87.3 billion allocation for the aviation sector in the proposed 2026 budget.

Although the specific software was not named, the budget document indicated that N500 million would be used to procure chillers for the Lagos airport, while N80 million was set aside for upgrading the financial management system and related software.

Beyond these items, the government plans to install or improve Wi-Fi services at five international airports and selected domestic terminals at a cost of N800 million. It also intends to deploy additional water-cooling chillers at the Lagos and Abuja airports for N500 million.

The document also reveals that the government will construct a sewage treatment plant at Owerri Airport for N21 million and host a bi-annual Joint Aviation Trade Unions stakeholders’ forum at a cost of N150 million.

Detailing planned rehabilitation works for 2026, the document stated that cracks on runways, aprons, and taxiways at major airports in Port Harcourt, Kano, and Lagos would be sealed at a cost of N800 million. It also noted that airfield lighting systems would be procured and installed at Ilorin Airport for N800 million.

The document outlines rehabilitation plans for 2026, including sealing cracks on runways, aprons, and taxiways at major airports in Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kano for N800 million. It also provides for the procurement and installation of airfield lighting systems at Ilorin Airport, also costing N800 million.

The budget document allocates N14.78 billion for personnel costs, N2.34 billion for overheads, and N70.19 billion for the ministry’s capital projects.

It further earmarks N33.91 billion for the rehabilitation and upgrade of airport infrastructure, covering terminal buildings, runways, aprons, and fencing during the year.

Key items in the ministry’s budget are infrastructure and capital projects, with no provisions for retained independent revenue or aid and grants.

The proposal allocates N70.19 billion—over 80% of the total budget—for capital projects, while N14.78 billion is set aside for personnel costs and N2.34 billion for overheads.