The Federal Government has restored the suspension of commercial flights from the Niger Republic to Nigeria and vice versa.
Niger borders Nigeria in the northern part of the country.
The resolution was proposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in response to the events in Niger Republic on July 26, 2023, when the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown in a coup and replaced by a military junta headed by a general, Abdourrahamane Tchiani.
The new directive was issued in a letter titled “ECOWAS Restriction on the Republic of Niger,” from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Aeronautical Information Services, dated February 2, 2024, and signed by Tayo John, Director of Air Traffic Services, on behalf of the managing director and chief executive of the agency.
The directive stated that by ECOWAS resolutions, all commercial flights from Niger to Nigeria, or from Nigeria to Niger, or from Niger overflying Nigeria, or any state overflying Nigeria to Niger had been suspended.
