{
  "id": 9233388,
  "title": "Nigeria’s air passenger traffic rises 11.9% to 18.8m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/nigerias-air-passenger-traffic-rises-11-9-to-18-8m-9233388",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:03:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerias-air-passenger-traffic-rises-11-9-to-18-8m/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria's air passenger traffic has reached 18.8 million, marking an 11.9% year-on-year increase in 2025, according to the Managing Director and CEO of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku. The figure was unveiled during the ACI Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition 2026 in Abuja, where she emphasized Nigeria's growing significance in Africa's aviation market. The conference, themed \"Next-Gen Airports: Driving Performance and Resilience,\" aimed to address the need for African airports to adapt to the evolving aviation industry.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigeria’s air passenger traffic rises 11.9% to 18.8m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/nigerias-air-passenger-traffic-rises-11-9-to-18-8m",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:50:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}