Abuja Gateway Consortium
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Abuja Gateway Consortium (AGC) is a consortium made up by Airline Services Limited (ASL), Nigeria, Asset and Resource Management (ARM), Nigeria, NairaNet Technologies Limited A.G., Nigeria, A.G. Ferrero Ltd., Nigeria and Airport Consulting Vienna GmbH (ACV), Austria.

As a way to ensure development the operations of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is an international airport located in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, and is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city. It was named after Nigeria's first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe. It consists of an international and a domestic terminal. Both terminals...

, Abuja, was on November 13, 2006, awarded to AGC under a Public Private Partnership arrangement. This model is to be followed for the airports of Port Harcourt International Airport, Enugu
Enugu
Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in the southeastern area of Nigeria and is largely populated by members of the Igbo ethnic group. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Enu Ugwu...

, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Kano
Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...

 and Lagos
Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Murtala Muhammed International Airport is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire nation. Originally known as Lagos International Airport, it was renamed midway during construction...

during 2007. The contract – that includes investments of about USD371 millions, of which USD50 millions in the first five years – is said to transform the airport to a major business hub in the region.

Final execution of the take-over is to date, August 2008, still pending the ratification of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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