The current economic headwinds in Nigeria have caused a significant decline in passenger traffic at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. LEADERSHIP Sunday investigation revealed that outbound foreign travel dropped by over 60 per cent in Nigeria this year. It was gathered that the continuous high rates of foreign currencies, especially the …

It’s a Sunday morning in May 2024 in downtown Accra, capital of Ghana. I’m in a church auditorium. Strangely for an African Pentecostal assembly, there are subdued acoustics. The preacher’s message is electronically transmitted. But it is solemnly controlled to stay indoors. Later, I find myself in the city’s busy streets. I’m challenged by long, snaky metallic lines glistening under …