JetA1: Nigerian govt announces emergency meeting to halt airfare hikes, airlines shut down

The Nigerian authorities has announced an exigency stakeholders gathering successful April, connected 22nd April 2026, to halt the planned airfare hike and hose shutdown successful Nigeria implicit a 300 percent summation successful aviation substance known arsenic JetA1.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made this known successful a missive to hose operators dated April 16, 2026.

Recall that hose operators had threatened to unopen down services oregon importantly hike airfares arsenic JetA1 roseate to supra N3000 per liter from N900.

In effect to hose operators, Keyamo assured that the Nigerian authorities would intervene to debar illness of the sector.

“I privation to formally guarantee you that the concerns raised by your members person received the afloat attraction of the national authorities and we shall instrumentality contiguous steps to code the issues.

“Accordingly, a high-level exigency stakeholders’ gathering has been scheduled to beryllium held connected Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, successful Abuja, bringing unneurotic each applicable stakeholders and regulatory authorities with a presumption to achieving a prompt, practical, and sustainable resolution. The venue and clip volition beryllium communicated...