The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the Federal Government was spending N1bn monthly to power the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

He stated this Monday during the ministerial press briefing in Abuja to mark President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office.

According to Keyamo, the ministry is planning to reduce the heavy cost by investing in solar power systems.

Keyamo explained that the ministry was bypassing the power distribution companies to buy electricity directly from the generating companies