By Chinelo Obogo
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed foreign airlines to patronise only local caterers for in-flight meals from January 1, 2025.
In a letter to the Acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), dated October 15, and signed by the director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, H.T. Ejibunu, the minister said the agency should convey the decision to all foreign airlines for strict compliance.
“I am directed by the Honourable Minister of Aviation to convey to you his decision to mandate all outbound flights from Nigeria, especially foreign airlines, to patronise local caterers for on-board meals.
“Consequently, you are hereby directed to convey the decision to all foreign airlines for strict compliance beginning from the 1st of January, 2025,” the letter read.