In a memo dated June 1, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the renaming of several federal airports as part of the aviation sector reforms. The Maiduguri Airport now honors former President Muhammadu Buhari, Port Harcourt Airport pays tribute to Obafemi Awolowo, and Nasarawa Airport immortalizes Usman Dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Additionally, the Benin Airport bears the name of the late Oba of Benin, Oba Akenzua II, Ebonyi Airport is now associated with the late Senate President Chuba Okadigbo, and Ibadan Airport is dedicated to the late Premier of the old Western Region, Ladoke Akintola.
Below is the full list of renamed airports:
1. Akure Airport – Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu
2. Benin Airport – Oba Akenzua II
3. Dutse Airport – Muhammad Nuhu Sanusi
4. Ebonyi Airport – Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo
5. Gombe Airport – Brigadier Zakari Maimalari
6. Ibadan Airport – Samuel Ladoke Akintola
7. Ilorin Airport – Gen. Tunde Idiagbon
8. Kaduna Airport – Hassan Usman Katsina
9. Maiduguri Airport – Gen. Mumammadu Buhari
10. Makurdi Airport – Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
11. Minna Airpor – Mallam Abubakar Imam
12. Nassarawa Airport – Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio
13. Osubi Airport – Alfred Diete Spiff
14. Port Harcourt Airport – Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo
15. Yola Airport – Lamido Aliyu Mustapha
