The renovation work on the Jos Airport is 95 per cent completed, the Airport’s Manager,  Mr Ayinla Olufemi, has said.

Olufemi told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the project when completed would give the airport a face lift and  attract more airlines  and passengers to it.

He said that the contractors handling the work had returned to site after the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said that the renovation work included paintings, roofing, tiling and provision of additional facilities.

The manager said that facilities such as conveyor belt , sensor taps , soap dispensers and hand dryers would be installed, adding that it was necessary to ensure a reliable system for social distancing amid the Coronavirus pandemic.