Ghana has been helping Nigeria to handle and manage its airspace since 1945.
President orders airspace take-over
She said the President has given orders to the ministry to begin the process of taking over the management of Nigeria's airspace from Ghana.
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This was made known to State House correspondents by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Mrs Binta Bello, after a briefing with President Buhari.
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In her words “We have a directive by the President to start the process of securing the management of Nigerian airspace over the Gulf of Guinea which Ghana has been maintaining since 1945 and there is a move on the ground by Togo and Republic of Benin to take over the management of their own airspace from Ghana."
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