A Nigerian airline, United Nigeria Airlines, handed over social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkman (VDM), and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely known as Mr. Jollof, to airport security following an altercation between the duo on Monday during the boarding of Flight UN0523 at Asaba International Airport, Delta State.
The Lagos State Government stated that it will commence an eight-month road reconstruction on the Lekki-Ajah corridor, starting from 15th November 2025, to curb the traffic congestion and improve road quality along the axis. This was made public in a statement by the Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on 12th November 2025, disclosing that the project is expected to run in two phases until 15th July 2026.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has revealed plans to establish a Single Travel Emergency Passport, a new biometric travel document meant to assist Nigerians overseas whose passports have expired, been lost, or stolen in returning home safely and verifiably. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, disclosed this during the Joint Thematic Meeting of the Khartoum, Rabat, and Niamey Processes held in Abuja, which Nigeria co-hosted with the government of France.
Nigerian passengers have expressed their extreme disapproval of the ongoing practice of selling airline tickets in foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar. Many worry that the strategy will increase airfare even further, making travel increasingly out of reach for the typical Nigerian.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Limited, Mr. Allen Onyema, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s support was crucial in crashing the flight fare of the airline from $13,000 to $3,000 for its direct flight from Abuja to London.
Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, has stated that the 'Fly Nigerian Act' bill has been introduced, which requires government personnel to use Nigerian airlines on foreign routes. Keyamo stated this on Sunday at the event commemorating Air Peace's first direct flight from Abuja to London Heathrow Airport. Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, and Allen Onyema, chairman of Air Peace, were present at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to witness the ceremony. “We are going to bring the bill on the Fly Nigerian Air to him (Benjamin Kalu). He will pass it,” Keyamo said.
