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Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by iwaeda(op): 7:33pm On Mar 31
Months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official visit to Brazil in August 2025, a much-publicised plan for a direct flight between Lagos and São Paulo has yet to materialise, prompting growing frustration among Nigerians living in the South American country.

During the high-profile trip, Nigeria and Brazil signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) spanning aviation, agriculture, trade, and energy. Central to the aviation deal was a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), which included plans for a direct route to be operated by Air Peace.

The announcement was widely welcomed by Nigerians in Brazil, who viewed the proposed connection as a long-awaited solution to the challenges of travelling between both countries. The direct flight was expected to significantly reduce travel time and costs while boosting economic and cultural ties.

However, months after the agreement, members of the Nigerian community say there has been no progress.

Nigerians living in Brazil have now called on the Federal Government to explain the delay in implementing agreements reached during the visit, warning that key promises remain unfulfilled.

According to community voices, the anticipated rollout of the direct flight and other bilateral initiatives has yet to commence, raising concerns about the commitment to the agreements.

“This is not the first time dreams have been sold to us for political purposes,” a community leader, Baba Oloyede, said.

Frustration is also mounting over other agreements, particularly those relating to agriculture and economic cooperation, which observers say have yet to see tangible implementation despite their strategic importance.

Notably, Nigeria and Brazil had earlier signed major deals, including a billion-dollar agricultural cooperation initiative aimed at boosting food security and mechanised farming.

In August 2025, Air Peace celebrated the move in a publication on its website.

"What we are seeing today is the first fruit of the diplomatic shuttle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Brazil. In his wisdom, the President has decided to reopen and expand our economic, diplomatic, and trade relations with Brazil. Brazil is the biggest economy in South America, and Nigeria is considered the biggest economy in Africa,” the airline quoted Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, as saying in August 2025.

“Connecting these two economies was very key to both presidents.”

It was also published on the website that "Air Peace’s direct service would simplify travel between Nigeria and Brazil, eliminating the need for long detours through Europe or the Middle East. With the new route, flight time is cut to just seven hours across the Atlantic, a move expected to unlock unprecedented opportunities in trade, tourism, and cultural exchange."

SaharaReporters checked the international routes listed by Air Peace on its website, Brazil was not listed as of the time of filing this report, with only Mumbai, Johannesburg, London and Jeddah listed.

As of now, neither the Nigerian government nor Air Peace has provided a detailed public timeline for the rollout of the promised direct flight or other initiatives, leaving many Nigerians in Brazil demanding greater transparency and accountability.
https://saharareporters.com/2026/03/31/months-after-tinubus-visit-brazil-promised-air-peace-direct-flight-sao-paulo-fails-kick

Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by PlasmaTV:
Tinubu don carry una for handicap.
Propaganda machine ni Bobo yen.

Government of will, shall, promise to.

3 years after his forceful selection, he's yet to improve the economy, inflation, electricity, unemployment, and infrastructure.

Newsflash - he just tendered a loan request of $5b yesterday. Do with this what you will.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by givedemwotowoto:
Everything about this government is:

— ready to
— set to
— on course to
— on target to

Then voicemail. On to the next
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Christmyhope:
Yes, agreement takes time to be finalized into something concrete. It was just like when president Tinubu went to Abu Dhabi, United Arab emirate (UAE), in September 2023. Tinubu met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on September 11, 2023, where a "historic agreement" was finalized to lift the ban on Nigerian travellers and pave the way for the return of Emirates Airlines.
Following negotiations initiated by the President, Emirates Airlines finally resumed daily flight operations to Lagos, Nigeria, on October 1, 2024, after a roughly two-year suspension so also sau-paulo to Lagos will resume in no too distance time.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by iwaeda(op): 10:47pm On Mar 31
Nlfpmod, this is, is coming government. grin grin grin grin
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by SixSeven: 8:47am On Apr 01
June 12, 2013 by The Nation

PDP, Jonathan have failed Nigerians, says Tinubu

ACN leader lashes govt on economy, security
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is confused about how to tackle Nigeria’s challenges, especially poverty and insecurity, a leader of the newly-formed All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said.

He said the Federal Government promised peace and security, but under its “unwatchful eye” insecurity has grown and Boko Haram “has turned large tracts of northern Nigeria into no man’s land”.


But, a bright future, he said, is on the horizon as the APC, which he called “the government in-waiting”, would rescue Nigeria from its confused state.


“As leaders of the new party and government in-waiting, we intend to pursue dynamic, time-tested and bold policies that will liberate our people by making sure our wealth works for us,” Tinubu said.

Nigerians, said Tinubu, have become increasingly divided as a people because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government continues to take faulty steps in addressing poverty and injustice.

“They have ignored the cause and gone after the symptoms,” the former Lagos State Governor told a packed audience inside the Grand Committee Ballroom, Westminster Hall, House of Parliament, London on Monday. He identified failed policies on power, employment, economy and security as evidence of bad leadership.


Tinubu, the keynote speaker at the British African Diaspora Conference, spoke on “Leadership, national development and the people”.

He urged the Federal Government to apply a consistent policy of targeted law enforcement operations along with an active programme of economic development, negotiations and potential amnesty for penitent Boko Haram members.

He said rather than take this step, the nation has been treated to series of government inaction and indiscriminate use of force, which culminated in the declaration of a state of emergency in three states.


“The Jonathan government set up a special Committee on Boko Haram and Security matters, but sadly before they could perform, he declared State of Emergency in three Northern states: Yobe, Borno and Adamawa.

“This is symptomatic of a confused leadership. If there is security in this jumbled policy, neither I nor the majority of Nigerians can find it!”

To the fomer Lagos governor, if Nigeria is to mature as a democracy, its electoral system must be improved. He decried the fact that those who control the system manipulate elections with such impunity that they now see misconduct without sanction as a normal way of life.


Said he: “Look at the recent controversy surrounding election of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) chairman… A group comprising all the nations’ governors could not even conduct a simple 35-person election without a disputed outcome.

“With this recent experience, I fear the length those in power would go and the means they would employ to manipulate results when the battleground is the entire nation and the stakes are the general elections in 2015.

“The NGF debacle symbolises a disdain for democracy and the popular will. If we are to save Nigeria, we must rescue the electoral process from its abusers,” Tinubu said.

In his view, a great philosophical gulf separates the government from the progressives. “This current Nigerian government is a retrogressive one. Much of what they claim as growth is but the harsh redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top. The bottom gets squeezed while the top expands. They are serving us the salad of corruption.

“They consume our today and squander the nation’s tomorrow. For 14 years, the PDP-led government cannot turn anything around. A new leadership is required to put a stop to this.”

Tinubu criticised Nigeria’s economic policies, saying the economy is being reconstructed “as an oasis for a small few and a stark desert for the many” while the government pretends to endorse the same budget-cutting austerity policies as much of Europe.

“We are not Europe; we are a Third World economy. That these policies have failed in European nations with higher standards of living than Nigeria gives our leaders no concern.”

Tinubu said the people live in dire straits, yet the government would rather waste the money than spend it on public benefit because they do not believe the people deserve it.

He said the progressives would bring pragmatic solution to the country’s woes because in their approach to the political economy, they do not rely on textbook answers as they do not “live in textbooks.

He said: “We live in the real world and thus seek answers from real world experiences. Here is a real world fact: No large nation has ever attained sustained growth without government running budget deficits to build the required infrastructure and without other government policies promoting development of the key industries that would become the spine of national development.

“Here is another such fact: No populous nation ever attains prosperity solely by extracting its raw material to exchange them for the finished goods of other large nations. We must industrialise and diversify our economy

“It is for this reason – to save the nation from the stranglehold of permanent poverty and poor governance – that the members of the progressive opposition political parties have decided to put aside personal ambition (including my own ambition) to form a new party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). We do this because Nigeria has entered a critical state of economic depression.”

According to Tinubu, because of the unfair nature of the electoral processes and the gross imbalance of its political economy, the people have been props in a drama for which they should have been the main characters. “We must change this,” he said.

He said the progressives must move Nigeria away from a place where the whims and narrow wishes of self-centered reactionary elite dictate the fate of over 150 million people.

“On our side, we will take our chances with a free and fair election, for we shall offer the people an innovative programme consisting of a national industrial policy that includes radical infrastructural development and employment targets,” he said.

The former Lagos governor spoke of “the Glorious Nigerian Revolution”, which he said has nothing to do with force of arms.

His words: “The Revolution of which I speak has two major parts. First, is the peaceful conversion of our quasi-democracy into a full-fledged one. Second, is the implementation of policies turning the political economy away from its retrogressive, elitist bearings.

“We seek policies pointing in a progressive direction affording the average person a chance at a dignified life. This will be through the provision of gainful employment, quality education and essential social services for those who need the helping hand of government to survive.

“I see no shame in believing progressive government can improve the political economy and the lives of the people.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtjpjOPjuUk

Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Cj4charles(m): 8:48am On Apr 01
Everyday lamba from the government will take us nowhere
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Sermwell(m): 8:48am On Apr 01
It's only a useless goat who'll believe all these aimless travels of Tinubu will yield any positive results!! The old man is confuse grin
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by szczescie(m): 8:48am On Apr 01
Another Lamba as usual,

Nigerians aren’t tired of the lies and deceit it seems.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Kharol1234: 8:49am On Apr 01
PROPA wetin PROPAGANDA.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by israelmao(m): 8:49am On Apr 01
It is what Fela referred to as "government magic".
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by OredoPikin2: 8:49am On Apr 01
iwaeda:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/03/31/months-after-tinubus-visit-brazil-promised-air-peace-direct-flight-sao-paulo-fails-kick
Tinubu did not come to govern, he came to enjoy himself
Seriously except you have a mental issue, I don't see any reason people still defend and support this man
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by SlavaUkraini: 8:50am On Apr 01
Years after he was selected by INEC at 4am,

the Promised transformation of the Power sector is still a mirage..

APC can never deliver on any promise....

Vote them out in 2027
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Tenses: 8:50am On Apr 01
Give tinubu 30 years, nothing will work.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by SixSeven: 8:50am On Apr 01
givedemwotowoto:
Everything about this government is:

— ready to
— set to
— on course to
— on target to

Then voicemail. On to the next
Whether you call it "propaganda" or just "political branding," these phrases are textbook examples of aspirational language.
They are designed to create a sense of inevitable progress without actually confirming that a goal has been reached.


Here is why they are so common in government communications:

* The Illusion of Action: Phrases like "on course to" or "set to" frame the future as if it’s already happening. It makes a promise feel like a finished result.

* Accountability Buffers: These terms are technically non-committal. If a government is "on target to" finish a project by 2030 but misses the deadline, they can argue they were "on target" at the time the statement was made.

* Momentum Building: Governments use this rhythmic, repetitive phrasing (often called "the drumbeat"¶) to drown out critics. By constantly saying they are "ready" or "on track," they attempt to control the narrative that the administration is competent and moving forward.

* Vague Success: It shifts the focus from outcomes (what actually happened) to intent (what they plan to do).

In a political context, this is often referred to as "spin." While it isn't necessarily a lie, it is a deliberate linguistic tool used to shape public perception and build confidence in the government's trajectory.


-AI summary
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by WorkTheTalk(m):
Christmyhope:
Yes, agreement takes time to be finalized into something concrete. It was just like when president Tinubu went to Abu Dhabi, United Arab emirate (UAE), in September 2023. Tinubu met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on September 11, 2023, where a "historic agreement" was finalized to lift the ban on Nigerian travellers and pave the way for the return of Emirates Airlines.
Following negotiations initiated by the President, Emirates Airlines finally resumed daily flight operations to Lagos, Nigeria, on October 1, 2024, after a roughly two-year suspension so also sau-paulo to Lagos will resume in no too distance time.
I heard such colorful excuses during the late president Burahi's 8 wasted years. The former first lady called him "brain dead'; Trump called him "lifeless", yet you wouldn't take heed. When he left power, he quickly went to be with his ancestors, leaving your lot to package and hype another fraud.

Keep wasting your generation for thieves whose aim is to loot Nigeria for their immediate family members, while leaving you in abject poverty.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Sabadon(m): 8:51am On Apr 01
All
Promise
Canceled.....

APC
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by AntiChristian: 8:51am On Apr 01
It will work soon! They are trying to dot the "i" and cross the "Ts"! lol.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by fredoooooo:
When it happen make sure to report too ..
Or you can as well go to iran and supply them jet A to fly
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Lanretoye(m): 8:52am On Apr 01
In life, you want to be this and you want to be that…have you ever wondered why you have not even come close to it after so many years?
So air peace go fly his place to a country where he might not sell up to 100 tickets per week?…you people can’t even criticize objectively apart from your usual nsogbu style
Allen onyeama wey suppose to cash out no complain,na people that can’t even afford flight ticket from Lagos to Enugu Brazil flight Dey pain.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by mecuries(m): 8:52am On Apr 01
Did anyone seriously believe it at the time?.... Tell me Tinubu went to Brazil to seek loan and I would tell you, definitely!
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by OredoPikin2: 8:53am On Apr 01
iwaeda:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/03/31/months-after-tinubus-visit-brazil-promised-air-peace-direct-flight-sao-paulo-fails-kick
You will not see yarimo, helinues or seunmsg here
They will call Obi lamba
But here is someone constantly lying to your face on a daily basis and you still supporting him anyway
This has to be a serious mental problem
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by OredoPikin2: 8:55am On Apr 01
mecuries:
Did anyone seriously believe it at the time?.... Tell me Tinubu went to Brazil to seek loan and I would tell you, definitely!
But his supporters were creating topics upon topics on this forum
Yes, they believe him even if they know he is lying they still believe him
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by peculiar2233: 8:56am On Apr 01
That’s APC for you…
All Promises Cancelled 🥺
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by FatimaAbubakar(f): 8:56am On Apr 01
All Tinubu's foreign trips since 2023 have been for his personal and selfish gains. Don't be deceived.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Xscape1993(m): 8:57am On Apr 01
Believe that known drug baron and certificate forger at your own risk.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by MrJames007: 9:01am On Apr 01
Of course na... nothing works
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Jeezuzpick(m): 9:04am On Apr 01
Will Tinubu buy fuel for the plane?

Let's keep deceiving ourselves!
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by Jeezuzpick(m): 9:05am On Apr 01
People are in need of electricity in their homes, and possibly safe travel without being kidnapped. It's direct Brazil flight Tinubu thinks we need.
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by cr7lomo: 9:10am On Apr 01
U all need to know that we are being ruled by scammers .. Saudi own , China own , Jordan own , England own , dubai own , Qatar own .... all scams to deceive the naive ones
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by potbelly(m): 9:12am On Apr 01
Government of propaganda
Re: Months After Tinubu’s Visit To Brazil, Promised Direct Flight Yet To Kickoff by ufotunang: 9:13am On Apr 01
These are the results of voting an incompetent president into power.
It's a pity
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