The House of Representatives has stepped up efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s aviation laws, with lawmakers proposing a new revenue-sharing formula that could significantly alter how billions of naira generated from the sector’s five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge are distributed among aviation agencies.
The move comes against the backdrop of figures presented before lawmakers showing that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority received an estimated N777bn from the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and N352bn from the Cargo Sales Charge in 2026, bringing the combined figure to about N1.129tn.
The proposed amendment is expected to review the sharing formula between aviation agencies, automate remittances to beneficiary agencies, harmonise conflicting provisions in existing aviation laws and strengthen the financial capacity of institutions responsible for safety, navigation, investigation and other critical services in the sector.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who was represented at a recent stakeholder engagement by the sponsor of the amendment bill, Sada Soli, assured stakeholders that the review was aimed at addressing long-standing structural and funding challenges within the aviation industry.
