Bola Tinubu has intervened in Nigeria’s deepening aviation crisis, approving a 30 percent debt relief for airline operators and directing urgent negotiations on soaring jet fuel prices and aviation charges.
The intervention followed an emergency meeting in Abuja involving the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, airline operators, and regulatory agencies over the rising cost of Jet A1 fuel and the threat of a nationwide shutdown.
Airline operators under the Airline Operators of Nigeria had earlier warned that they could suspend operations from April 20, 2026, citing what they described as an “astronomical and unsustainable” increase in fuel prices.
Following the…