Nigeria’s airline capacity rose 37.4% in September as passenger traffic reached 18.8 million in 2025, FAAN says.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, has disclosed that Nigeria recorded more than 18.8 million domestic and ...

In July the governor of Kano, a northern state, said a local airline would start operating within the year “by the grace of ...

Executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has been named Travel Personality of the Year and selected as one of Nigeria’s Top 100 Travel and Tourism Icons for ...

Nigeria’s scheduled airline capacity rose by 37.4 percent year-on-year to 1.19 million seats in September 2026, ...

NIGERIAN airlines are groaning under the weight of more than 54 taxes, fees and regulatory charges imposed by government agencies, with industry operators warning that the multiple levies are driving ...

United Nigeria Airlines, with the logo “Flying to Unite” becomes the latest West African regional airline, to undertake its inaugural flight from Lagos to Accra, on November 10th, primarily ...

The Enugu Air Douala service, a Nigerian state airline’s first international route, is due to start on Wednesday 23 September with two flights a week.

All aircraft operated by domestic airlines in Nigeria are to be fitted with an Automated Flight Information Reporting System, as part of efforts to ensure air safety in the country, according to the ...

Saudia Airlines, Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, will commence direct flights between Abuja and Jeddah in December.

A hike in insurance premiums has been prompting some airlines in Nigeria to fly without real insurance cover, reported Daily Sun. The average premium on an aircraft globally is around 1% of the ...

Nigeria has paid N18 billion in severance benefits to 2,700 former Nigeria Airways workers, with 600 more cleared for payment ...