Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- In August 2023 when Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was assigned the portfolio of Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, he identified many unresolved issues in the sector.

These included the controversial Nigeria Air project, concessioning of airports, dollar scarcity and profit repatriation concerns, high cost of aviation fuel, and multiple taxation.

Other contentious issues include rising airfares, law enforcement and safety concerns, flight delays and cancellations, encroachment on airport lands, insufficient transportation services, touting and hawking at airports, and corrupt practices.

These setbacks have hindered the operational schedule of some airlines (domestic and int...