Visa Overstay Can Affect Nigerian Travellers, US Warns.

The United States (US) has warned that visa overstays by Nigerian travellers can deny future opportunities for other aspiring applicants. 

The United States embassy had earlier in February stated that compliance would help protect visa access for students and business travellers. 

In a reminder statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria advised that strengthening compliance helps protect visa access for students, business travellers, and families who travel responsibly.

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Why flights are more likely to be delayed at certain times of day

The later you fly, the more likely you are to get
 a little bit of extra time at your gate. (Getty)

Aviation experts weigh in on why the early bird doesn't just get the worm — it gets the on-time departure.

Nothing can throw a wrench in carefully laid travel plans quite like a flight delay. And, unfortunately, your chances of encountering one are better than ever. In 2025, 23.3% of U.S. flights — that’s over 1.8 million — were delayed more than 15 minutes or canceled altogether, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That’s the largest such percentage in eight years.

Frequent fliers know delays come with the territory, but just like you can pack a bag that’s more likely to get you through airport security faster, you can schedule a flight that’s more likely to leave on time. Here’s the scoop.

By Sandra Latham

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Can Europe avoid a summer of holiday flight and cross-Channel travel chaos?

Holiday flights to Europe have kept growing
despite long airport queues.Photograph:
 Carl Court/Getty Images
(Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Holidaymakers have faced numerous stresses in recent years when planning and budgeting for the sacred summer holiday. Holiday flights to Europe have kept growing despite a pandemic, a cost of living crisis and long airport queues, but summer 2026 threatens to bring fresh anxieties.

Legacies of Brexit mean longer border checks for Britons and most non-EU nationals to get into much of Europe, and the US-Israel war on Iran has prompted fears that airlines may not have enough fuel for every scheduled flight.

Confusion still surrounds the exact status of the EU’s new entry-exit system (EES), which in theory should now be taking biometric data – fingerprints and photographs – from every applicable visitor, after the 10 April deadline for full implementation passed.

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By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Foreign Travel Advisories: Nigeria Should Invoke Reciprocity

Are Nigerian citizens in the US and at home guided by any travel advisory for their safety when visiting the US and other countries with major issues relating to street criminality and organised violence? 

Nigeria has been at the receiving end of travel advisories from major Western nations for many years. In theory, the primary audience of these advisories is their nationals living here and those yet to step out of their shores. Embassies routinely send dispatches to their home governments. Such reports contain assessments of the political, economic and security situations of their host countries. These contribute to policy formulation and business decisions.

The US Department of State issued a statement on 8 April warning its nationals in Nigeria to avoid travelling to 23 of Nigeria's 36 states due to widespread insecurity: insurgency, kidnapping for ransom, communal violence and banditry. The recent warning from the US to its nationals is troubling. The grounds of the advisory are wide-ranging and contentious in their hyper-generalisation.

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Threat of grounded planes nears as jet fuel supplies dwindle

Could planes soon be stuck on the ground due to a lack of fuel? The risk of jet fuel shortages is growing each day the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, although it isn't certain when exactly supplies will run out.

The risk of shortages is greatest in Asia, and to a lesser extent Europe, as they both rely on oil from the Gulf and its refineries for their supplies.

"The situation can, within the next three, four weeks, become systemic," Rystad Energy economist Claudio Galimberti said on US financial news channel CNBC on Tuesday about jet fuel shortages.

By AFP

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Local Airlines Threaten Nationwide Shutdown Over 300% Surge In Jet A1

Amid Middle-East Tensions that have made Aviation fuel also known as Jet-A1 experience over 300 per cent surge in price, domestic airlines under the umbrella of the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) have issued a warning of a possible nationwide shutdown of flight operations beginning Monday, April 20, 2026.

The operators said the cost of Jet A1 has surged from about N900 per litre as of February 28 to N3,300 per litre within a space of less than two months, a development they described as unsustainable and threatening the survival of the aviation industry.

The planned withdrawal of services was conveyed in a letter dated April 14, 2026, signed by AON President, Abdulmunaf Sarina, and addressed to the executive secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN), Clement Isong.

By Yusuf Babalola

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United Nigeria Airlines Admitted into IATA Traffic Agreement

United Nigeria Airlines has announced that it has achieved a significant milestone in global expansion strategy by being officially admitted as a party to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) for passenger operations.

The landmark achievement, confirmed via IATA Memorandum ADMIN/INTERLINE/4811, follows strict compliance with PSC Resolution 780.

Spokesman of the airline, Chibuike Eloka, said the inclusion marked a pivotal moment for United Nigeria Airlines, transitioning from a domestic operator to a globally recognized player capable of seamless international collaboration.

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