FG reveals the reason for reintroducing the helicopter landing fee

• The Nigerian authorities has reintroduced the arguable and suspended chopper landing fee, 1 twelvemonth aft its suspension
• The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, disclosed that the interest suspension became effectual connected May 30, 2024
• However, the National Aerospace Management Agency (NAMA) issued a caller circular, announcing the reintroduction of the fee

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One twelvemonth aft suspending the $300 helicopter landing fee, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reintroduced the levy.

Keyamo had suspended the interest aft criticisms from aviation experts and stakeholders, who cited the illegality of the outgo to a backstage company, NAEBI Dynamic Concept.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Fesus Keyamo, suspended the arguable levy. Credit: Connect Images
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Keyam constitutes a committee

The minister, however, said that further enactment would beryllium taken connected the contented aft owed consultation and the reappraisal committee's submission of its report.

Keyamo disclosed, portion suspending the fee, that the committee met with the executives of AON regarding the issue, prompting the interest suspension.

He stated that the interest suspension took effect connected May 30, 2024, pursuing a clamour by immoderate industry stakeholders for review.

NAMA reintroduce the chopper landing fee

In a twist of events, the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) announced the resumption of the chopper landing levy and outgo to the aforesaid firm.

The bureau stated successful a circular that Air Traffic Control Operations, Akut D.S., directed by NAEBI Dynamic Concept, was to commence the postulation of the fee.

NAMA said:

“Authority to Collect Helicopter Landing Levy by Messrs NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Ltd” was dated May 15, 2025, and directed to the General Manager, Commercial, NAEBI Dynamic Concepts.

It disclosed that the steadfast was empowered to cod the landing interest for aerial navigation services specified arsenic chopper operations by lipid companies astatine airfields, platforms, terminals, and rigs.

Industry stakeholders protestation outgo firm

Additionally, the steadfast is authorised to cod the fees from heliports, helipads, airstrips, and aerodromes successful enactment with the agreement.

NAMA disclosed that by the signal, the steadfast would invoice the respective firms, saying that determination would beryllium strict compliance.

Leadership reported that NAMA disclosed successful November 2024 that it would resume the interest postulation from chopper operators, which piqued cardinal manufacture players, who protested the levy's collection.

Nigeria's aviation minister, Festus Keyamo, suspended the landing interest past year.
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The study said that stakeholders person questioned the interest postulation and the receiving firm, raising concerns astir their capableness and structure.

Fiem secures woody to cod chopper landing fees

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Federal Government has announced that NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited present has the exclusive close to cod Helicopter Landing Levy astatine each aerodromes successful the country.

NAEBI has besides been granted the close to cod levies astatine Helipads, Airstrips, Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs), and lipid rig platforms successful Nigeria.

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, revealed this successful a memo directed to each operators and stakeholders of civilian chopper operators successful Nigeria to comply with the directives with contiguous effect.

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