Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has appealed to home airways to droop deliberate fare will increase and threats to halt flight operations following a pointy rise in aviation gasoline, Jet A1, which has surged from about ₦900 to over ₦3,000 per litre.
The minister’s intervention comes amid warnings from the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), who had threatened to droop flight providers subsequent week over the escalating price of Jet A1 gasoline, which has risen by about 300 per cent.
In a letter dated April 16, 2026, addressed to the airline physique, Keyamo acknowledged the operational difficulties dealing with carriers, noting the numerous spike in gasoline costs from ₦900 per litre as of February 28 to roughly ₦3,300 per litre.
He recommended airline operators for his or her resilience and dedication in sustaining air transport providers underneath difficult situations.
Keyamo careworn that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regards the aviation sector as a essential nationwide asset, important to commerce, safety, employment, and {economic} integration.
Whereas recognising the {financial} pressures on operators, the minister urged them to train restraint in passing prices on to passengers. He warned that any fast improve in airfares would impose additional hardship on Nigerians, scale back demand for air journey, and restrict accessibility.
He additionally cautioned in opposition to any transfer to droop flight operations, noting that such motion would have severe penalties for the economic system, disrupt logistics and mobility nationwide, and undermine public confidence in addition to ongoing reforms within the sector.
Keyamo, nonetheless, assured stakeholders that the Federal Authorities is addressing their issues and can take pressing steps to resolve the disaster.
He additional introduced {that a} high-level emergency stakeholders’ assembly has been scheduled for April 22, 2026, in Abuja to develop a “immediate, sensible, and sustainable answer” to the state of affairs.
In the meantime, airline operators have warned that the trade might face a shutdown or vital fare hikes if authorities fails to intervene within the ongoing vitality disaster affecting the aviation sector.