Ogun Archives - Aviation metric

Ogun to float Gateway Air, more states mull setting up airlines

Posted on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

There are indications that Ogun State will be joining states in Nigeria that have floated airlines. The airline to be named Gateway Air is the brainchild of the government of Ogun State, as the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, is set to use aviation as a launch pad for the economic transformation of the state. A source who is in the know and who pleaded anonymity said the state is processing all the necessary documents for…

Dairo: Gateway International Airport, game changer for Ogun transportation system

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Olugbenga Dairo has assured residents of significant improvements in transportation infrastructure, highlighting the Gateway International Airport (GIA) as a game-changer. Dairo disclosed this while speaking with journalists on the recently obtained commercial flight certification by the Gateway International Airport, authorised by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), marking a major milestone for the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration. He attributed this achievement to the Governor’s commitment to socio-economic development…

Ogun Installs World-class Airfield Lighting System at Gateway Airport

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Gateway International Airport in Ogun State has been successfully built and equipped to compete with any airport of its type and category worldwide, making it one of the best-equipped in Nigeria, the Ogun State Government has said. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, the airport has convincingly met all necessary standards, as the State Government has installed state-of-the-art lighting systems…

Ogun Airport: Redefining Aerotropolis possibility

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Gateway International Airport is 95% completed and should be commissioned in early 2025 bearing no regulatory impediments. It is set to redefine Nigeria’s aviation and economic landscape vision of becoming the country’s first aerotropolis, writes, WOLE SHADARE Airport proliferation In Nigeria, airports are springing up at an alarming rate. Cities of less than 100 kilometres are now been connected by air through aerodromes that state governments are constructing; one as a tool for attracting economic…