ECOWAS SLASHES AIR TRAVEL TAXES AND CHARGES TO BOOST REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY. (PHOTO).

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 ECOWAS Slashes Air Travel Taxes and Charges to Boost Regional Connectivity West African leaders have taken a major step to make flying within the region significantly cheaper, adopting measures that will abolish multiple air transport taxes and cut passenger and security charges by 25 percent starting 1 January 2026. The decision was reached at the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit held in Abuja in December 2024, where leaders signed a Supplementary Act on Aviation Charges, Taxes and Fees aimed at tackling one of the biggest barriers to regional integration: the high cost of intra-African air travel. For years, West Africa has had some of the world’s most expensive airfares relative to distance, largely due to a web of taxes, fuel surcharges, security fees and other levies imposed by individual countries.  The new policy requires all 15 ECOWAS member states to eliminate designated air transport taxes entirely and reduce remaining passenger service and security charg...

GOV. SANWO-OLU OPENS ISOLATION CENTRE FOR COVID-19 TODAY IN GBAGADA.{PHOTOS}.

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    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Opens Isolation Centre for COVID-19 Treatment at the Gbagada General Hospital on Friday, May 1, 2020.More photos below.
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