Nigeria's Federal Government is planning to construct a new international terminal for Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

Babatunde Omotoba, minister of aviation, made this announcement last week during a meeting with officials from Lufthansa German Airlines/Technik. The government is currently in talks with Lufthansa about the building of a second runway at the airport.

According to Omotoba, the new terminal will replace the existing one, which will be converted into a domestic terminal.

He added that it is President Umaru Yar'Adua's desire to transform the Abuja airport into Africa's aviation hub.

Earlier this year TradeInvestNigeria reported that Lufthansa Technik is going to establish an aircraft maintenance facility in Abuja.