The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has commenced a full transition to digital operations, marking the beginning of the end of paper-based processes within the ministry.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the “I-Gov Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS).”
Keyamo said the adoption of the digital platform would eliminate manual bottlenecks, shorten approval cycles and strengthen service delivery across all departments and units of the ministry.
“For the country as a whole, this unified platform also guarantees national sovereignty of our digital infrastructure. From this point forward, the era of paper-based processing within this Ministry must give way to disciplined digital practice.
“All official correspondence therefore, should henceforth be routed through [email protected] or [email protected],” he said.
Also speaking at the event, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, commended the ministry’s leadership for its foresight and applauded directors and staff for embracing institutional change.
“It is a pleasure to be here today at the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development for the official launch of the Enterprise Content Management System.
“In a sector where safety, accuracy, and timeliness were non-negotiable, relying on paper files that occasionally developed wings of their own is no longer sustainable.
“In a technically intensive Ministry where documentation underpins safety standards and international obligations, choosing to go digital is not just progressive but essential,” she said.
Walson-Jack noted that the ministry occupies a strategic position in Nigeria’s national development architecture by enabling connectivity, trade, tourism, security and technological advancement.
“Today’s event is far more than deployment of a digital system, but a statement of intent by a Ministry whose mandate spans aviation regulation, airport development, air transport services, meteorology, and the expanding aerospace ecosystem.
“With today’s launch, I am pleased to formally welcome the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development into the growing community of ECMS users across the Federal Civil Service.
“You are joining a movement that is discovering, sometimes as a pleasant surprise, that digital files do not hide in cupboards, disappear into drawers, or wait patiently for someone to remember where they were kept,” she said.
She explained that the deployment of the ECMS on the Federal Government’s 1Gov Cloud platform represents a fundamental shift in how public service business is conducted.
According to her, the ministry will benefit from secure digital records, automated workflows, electronic approvals, interoperability and real-time collaboration through the new system.
She added that decision-making would now be driven by timely access to information rather than the physical location of files.
“This milestone places the Ministry firmly on track to meet the Federal Government’s directive for full digitalisation of work processes by 31 December 2025.
“It also directly advances Pillar Five of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021–2025 (FCSSIP25), which prioritises the digitalisation of work processes across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.
“This achievement aligns squarely with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, which envisions a Public Service that is efficient, accountable, responsive, and digitally enabled,” she said.
(NAN)
