The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has mandated that foreign airlines utilize local caterers for on-board meals on all outbound flights from Nigeria. This directive aims to bolster the local catering industry and ensure that Nigerian cuisine is represented in international travel. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in … Read more
Foreign Airlines Lower Prices In Competion With Air Peace. Some international airlines now offer tickets as low as ₦841,732. Despite exchange rate fluctuations, one-way tickets range between ₦1.03 million and ₦1.3 million. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in response to Air Peace’s recent entry into the market with direct flights from Lagos to London, foreign airlines … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed about $61.64 million to foreign airlines operating in the country as part of efforts to decrease its outstanding liability to the airlines. The CBN acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi, who made this known in a statement yesterday, disclosed that the … Read more
Dollar shortage: Foreign airlines stop ticket sale to Nigeria-bound travelers EKO HOT BLOG reports that as the Nigerian economy continues to suffer from dollar shortage, international airlines flying into the country have prohibited local travel agents and enterprises from selling tickets to intending incoming Nigeria customers. The airlines also prohibited Nigerian travel agencies from selling … Read more