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Stakeholders Warn of Systemic Collapse Over High Cost of Jet Fuel

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ART) has joined the urgent call for government intervention, addressing a letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, regarding the skyrocketing cost of Jet A1 fuel. This follows a dramatic surge in prices, which reportedly jumped from N900 per litre in late February to as high as N3,300 per litre by mid-April 2026—a 300% increase in just two months. The group, in a…

Galloping jet fuel: SADC airlines to implement cost recovery, surcharges

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has noted with grave concern the lack of clarity around the availability of jet fuel across the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region, beyond next month. Air transport, a crucial pillar of SADC members’ economies, is particularly susceptible to disruptions in fuel supplies because it depends almost entirely on imported crude oil and refined Jet-A1 kerosene. Chief Executive Officer of AASA, Aaron Munetsi, in a statement, said…

Turkish Airlines Open 2026 brings together world’s leading golf stars

Posted on April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other, has been the title sponsor of the Turkish Airlines Open since 2013, bringing the world’s biggest golf stars together with fans of the sport in Antalya. Over the years, the tournament has welcomed some of the world’s leading professional golfers, including Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Rose, and Rory McIlroy. Francesco Molinari and Paul Waring are among the leading names confirmed…

Operators: We ‘ve few days to sustain air travel despite FG’s intervention

Posted on April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 by Wole Shadare

We are pouring water into basket-Uriesi Nwuba-Price increase’ll plummet passenger traffic The Nigerian aviation sector is currently facing a severe liquidity crisis, with no respite in sight for airlines despite the Federal Government’s decision to cut airlines’ debts by 30 per cent. The carriers said they cannot take any more hits from an astronomical 300 per cent rise in jet fuel prices. They said operational costs have reached a breaking point, with current revenues no…

Nigeria to deepen aviation ties with UK

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Wole Shadare

British Airways celebrates 90 years of Air service to Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening economic relations with the United Kingdom, particularly in the aviation sector and other mutually beneficial areas. Tinubu gave the assurance when he met with a delegation from British Airways led by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery and the Commercial Officer of British Airways, Mr Colm Lacy, at the Presidential Villa,…

Thomas: Why Nigeria trails counterparts in air cargo sector

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Wole Shadare

UK‐Nigeria trade hit £8.1 billion Q4 2025 The Director of Cargo Development and Services, Lekan Thomas, said it is a striking irony that Nigeria—the continent’s economic powerhouse—lags significantly behind its peers in the air cargo sub-sector. He disclosed that while the nation ranks fifth in air cargo traffic behind Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana, some recent industry data actually suggests an even more precarious position for Nigeria when factoring in the sheer dominance of…

Tinubu hails Nigeria’s 91.45 percent highest-ever aviation safety rating by ICAO

Posted on April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 by Wole Shadare

President Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation. It fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Through the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), ICAO assesses countries to ensure they manage safety risks effectively, so that no country…

Decoding Nigeria’s 20-Year Civil Aviation Master Plan

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) 2025–2045 is more than a policy document; it is a twenty-year survival guide for an industry that has long struggled with inconsistency, writes WOLE SHADARE The Nigerian aviation industry stands at a critical inflexion point. Long hampered by fragmented planning and systemic inefficiencies, the sector is now transitioning toward a period of institutionalised growth. The catalyst for this change is the Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) 2025–2045, a strategic mandate…

Tension, uncertainty as NCAA, operators, oil marketers meet today over jet A1 scarcity, high cost

Posted on April 22, 2026April 22, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Fuel hike, logistic issues cripple domestic schedules, trigger global airline chaos Airlines’ losses exceed $3 billion in two months, mull fare hike The jet fuel crisis has reached a boiling point, leaving Nigerian aviation in a state of high-tension uncertainty. While the industry narrowly avoided a total nationwide shutdown on Monday, the scarcity bite is translating into widespread flight cancellations and a crippled domestic schedule. All eyes are on today, when airlines under the aegis…

Nigeria Airways: Mr President Your Flame of Renewed Hope Now Smoldering Embers

Posted on April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 by Wole Shadare

By Chris Azu Aligbe On assumption of office in 2023, one of the lingering plights you met was the inhuman, albeit inhumane treatment of Nigeria Airways retired staff whose severance benefits and entitlements were still not fully paid. Your Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hon. Festus Keyamo, who came in towards the third quarter of the same year, picked up the gauntlet. By 2025, he had done virtually everything ministerially possible to secure payment,…

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