FAAN adopts digital payment system nationwide

The general manager corporate communications Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, in an interview in Lagos, said all necessary arrangements have been made for the smooth take off of the exercise bid to commence across the airports soon.

According to Mrs Yakubu, the cashless transactions will reduce the carrying of cash as transactions will be made in different ways such as POS, money transfers adding that Remita agents have also been positioned strategically at various points across the airports.

She explained that the initiative was designed  under the Presidential Enabling Environment Business Council PEBEC to ensure convenience and curb corruption, identifying car parks, cargo section, chartered /unscheduled flights among others will be affected by the the introduction.

“It will help FAAN to eliminate leakages and further increase revenue base of the organization. No government official  will handle cash during transactions when the exercise takes off. We are soliciting the cooperation of all airport users, concessionaires and the general public to ensure a hitch free exercise”

According Mrs Yakubu , the decision to adopt digital payment was as a result of the success of the Executive Order of the Federal Government in a bid to create enabling business environment in the country especially within the airports as entry points into the country.

She explained that it was to ensure that those doing business at the airports were not harassed but furnished accurate information on what and where to pay at every point in time.

According to Mrs Yakubu, Visa on arrival which has commenced at the airport was was part of the Ease of Doing Business adding that the digital payment was another feat to be achieved.

She disclosed that sensitization of the general public through jingles was on going.