The Federal Government said the Federal Ministry of Aviation had been renamed as the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria.
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja, on Wednesday, moments after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Sirika explained that the alteration became necessary because it was on the exclusive list.
He maintained that the future of aviation had experienced an advancement such that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrence.
The minister linked the development to the establishment of the African Aerospace and Aviation University in Abuja.
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