Nigerian govt retains $300 helicopter levy per landing

The Nigerian authorities has retained its $300 chopper levy per landing for lipid and state upstream operators and different sectors successful Nigeria.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC disclosed this successful a circular released on Monday.

The determination came aft a ministerial reappraisal committee constituted by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, reviewed the chopper levy for aerial navigation services successful Nigeria.

According to the circular by NUPRC, the levy remains payable to the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA done its approved postulation mechanism.

The committee, however, reviewed the Terminal Navigational Charge, TNC, noting that it is payable lone successful respect of a landing astatine a government-owned aerodrome and does not use to a landing astatine a backstage offshore installation oregon platform.

“Following concerns raised by the industry, the levy of US$300 (Three Hundred United States Dollars) per landing is retained and remains payable to NAMA done its approved postulation mechanism.

“The Terminal Navigational Charge, TNC is payable lone successful respect of a landing astatine a government-owned aerodrome and does not use to a landing astatine a backstage offshore installation oregon platform.