₦airaland Forum

President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension of the cashless toll payment system introduced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at major airports across the country.

On March 1, 2026, the airport authority barred cash payments at toll gates, requiring motorists to use prepaid access cards or electronic payment channels.

However, the situation got rowdy with passengers and motorists stranded for hours as confusion and heavy gridlock trailed the commencement of the exercise.

The development led to frustration from travellers who complained of missed flights and delayed pickups.

However, addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting on Wednesday, the Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the President has agreed for the suspension of the policy.

He said the President was worried about the sufferings Nigerians were going through and has asked the Ministry to go back to the drawing board and restrategize on the policy.

He also said those that had bought cards can continue to use them, also with cash until the Ministry and the relevant agencies will come out with the way forward.

fullnetwork:
From one bad policy to another. ..
God help us o

iwaeda:
The only policy Tinubu has not suspended is subsidy is gone. Keyamo don't know how deep rooted owomida is. Artificial electronic failure. Tinubu is head of tax collectors. If you know you know.

iwaeda:
What I wrote I wrote. Keyamo doesn't know beyond Anthony.

Omooba77:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-tinubu-suspends-airport-cashless-policy/

sweerychick:
owomida things na, Tinubu gat his boys NURTW airport branch..

fullnetwork:
From one bad policy to another. ..
God help us o

Omooba77:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-tinubu-suspends-airport-cashless-policy/

tnerro1:
Should have run both systems side by side at the initial stage. Let more gates be cashless and few gates collect cash. By the time you stay long queue dey wait to pay cash and no body dey for cashless queue, your mind go reset. This is the best way to make a black man that is afraid of change and technology, adjust to it

helinues:
You guys should stop commenting incoherently if you don't understand what the topic is all about

Motorists that normally pay cash at the airport toll gate was asked to pay through card unexpectedly. The cashless policy will reduce corruption and bribery but they need to give earlier notification not that the policy is bad

The presidency reversed the policy in other for people to be more aware before reintroducing

You guys are just using hatred to be commenting on topics without even understand what the topic is all about

Eish

helinues:
Wait, are you guys uneducated or can't comprehend simple write up?

How is the jargons you wrote above correlate with this thread now?

What's even the laughing emojis for on all yours comments on something not even close to funny