The Ministry of Aviation has been changed to be the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace, according to the Minister, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday.

He said that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.

The Minister made the announcement at the sidelines of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja stressing that the alteration became expedient because it is on the exclusive list.

He, however, maintained that the future of aviation had experienced an advancement such that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.

The minister further linked the development to the establishment of the African Aerospace and Aviation University in Abuja