Keyamo approves design for Lagos Airport monorail project
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has approved the design of a proposed monorail project to connect the Ikeja Railway Station with the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.…
Lagos's Murtala Muhammed International Airport has long struggled with road access, as travellers contend with chronic traffic congestion around the Ikeja and Oshodi corridors that can turn short trips to the airport into multi-hour journeys. Successive administrations have floated rail and light-rail links to the airport as part of broader efforts to decongest Lagos roads and modernise aviation infrastructure, but many such proposals have stalled at planning stages for years due to funding and coordination challenges between federal and state authorities.
The approval of a design linking Ikeja Railway Station to the airport marks a step forward for one such long-discussed project under Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo. Both Punch and Premium Times agree on the core detail — a five-stop monorail connecting the two points — but neither report specifies a construction timeline, cost, or the contractor or financing arrangement behind the project, details that will determine how soon, if at all, Lagos travellers see it realised.