The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has revealed a series of complaints it received from passengers about their experiences with e-hailing and car-hire drivers at Nigerian airports.

FAAN Managing Director, Olubunmi Kuku, disclosed this on Friday while speaking with journalists at the airport amid controversies surrounding the reported exit of Uber from Nigeria.

Kuku said the complaints were particularly numerous during the December 2025 holiday period, when passengers reported having unpleasant experiences with some e-hailing and car-hire services.

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“We received a lot of complaints, especially around the December holiday period, from passengers who used some of the e-hailing services, as well as car-hire services, and had very unpleasant experiences.”

According to the FAAN boss, the complaints reportedly included intimidation, excessive fares and cases where passengers were allegedly dropped off at unintended locations.

She further alleged that some e-hailing drivers were exploiting the airport transportation system by operating alongside car-hire operators and charging passengers higher fares.

“We also had situations where some Uber and Bolt drivers would get out of their cars under the guise of coming into the airport as e-hailing drivers, and then join the car-hire operators to charge higher fares.”

Her comments come weeks after FAAN temporarily stopped e-hailing drivers from conducting commercial passenger pick-ups at airports under its control, pending the finalisation and execution of licensing agreements.

The move generated criticism, with some observers alleging that the restriction was intended to create room for FAAN’s newly introduced Airport Car Hire and Ride Management System (ACHRAMS).

However, Kuku said FAAN’s decision to regulate airport car-hire services was aimed at protecting passengers and improving their overall experience at Nigerian airports.

She explained that the authority had introduced an application designed to provide passengers with visibility on registered car-hire companies and the identities of drivers taking them from the airport to their destinations.

Kuku also clarified that FAAN does not collect fares on behalf of drivers, noting that the rates displayed on the platform are only indicative.

She added that passengers remain free to choose between pre-booked car-hire services and e-hailing platforms, while FAAN’s responsibility is to ensure visibility, safety and accountability within the airport environment.

On Uber’s reported exit from Nigeria, Kuku said the decision was a business and regulatory matter for the company.

“I work for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and my first responsibility is to ensure that our passengers are safe, protected, and have a seamless passenger experience.

“Regarding Uber, I can’t speak to their exit from Nigeria. I’m sure they have their own economic and regulatory considerations as to why they chose to exit.”

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the much-awaited initial public offering of the Dangote Refinery will open within the next 10 to 12 days.

Dangote disclosed this on Friday while speaking with investors and analysts in Botswana, according to Reuters.

The $20bn Lagos-based refinery is expected to raise about $5bn through the IPO, which could become the largest public offering on the African continent.

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Dangote said the planned listing would support the group’s ambition to further expand the refinery’s capacity.

He said, “Our dream is that we want to make sure we double the capacity of the refinery… which will take us to 1.4 million barrels per day. The IPO will open in the next 10 to 12 days.”

The refinery, currently Africa’s largest, reached its full designed capacity of 650,000 barrels per day in February. It has since pushed production beyond that level, reaching 700,000 barrels per day during testing.

The IPO is part of a broader expansion strategy by the Dangote Group.

Dangote also disclosed that Dangote Cement is expected to secure a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange, potentially in October, in a move aimed at giving the company access to a wider pool of international investors.

The businessman further confirmed plans to establish a new refinery on Kenya’s coast in partnership with East African governments.

The proposed refinery is expected to supply refined petroleum products to Kenya and neighbouring countries while helping reduce the region’s dependence on fuel imports.

Construction of the Kenyan facility is expected to take up to three years and would represent the Dangote Group’s biggest refining investment outside Nigeria.

The planned refinery IPO and expansion projects underline Dangote Industries’ growing ambitions to strengthen its position in Africa’s energy and industrial sectors.

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over reports that some young Nigerians are resorting to selling their kidneys for as little as ₦1.7 million to cope with the country’s worsening cost-of-living crisis.

Atiku made the remarks in a statement on Friday, expressing concern that economic hardship was pushing young Nigerians towards increasingly desperate measures simply to survive.

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He described the reported development as “frightening,” stressing that young Nigerians should be using their talents, ideas and creativity to build better lives rather than being forced to consider selling their body organs.

“Young people should be selling dreams, ideas and innovation, not their body organs,” Atiku said.

According to him, the rising cost of essential goods and services, including food, transportation, rent, school fees, medicine and electricity, has placed enormous pressure on Nigerians.

He blamed the economic direction of the administration of President Bola Tinubu for what he described as the worsening hardship confronting citizens.

“In Tinubu’s Nigeria, almost everything required to live with dignity is becoming more expensive by the day: food, transport, rent, school fees, medicine and electricity,” he said.

Atiku said the reported sale of kidneys for as little as ₦1.7 million was evidence that the crisis had moved beyond ordinary economic hardship.

“When young Nigerians begin to see their kidneys as emergency savings, we are no longer talking about ordinary economic hardship. We are talking about desperation at its most frightening,” he added.

The former vice president noted that Nigeria already has laws prohibiting commercial organ sales and organ trafficking.

However, he argued that enforcement alone would not solve the underlying poverty and desperation exposing vulnerable Nigerians to exploitation.

“Laws alone cannot cure the poverty and desperation that make vulnerable young people easy prey for criminal networks,” Atiku said.

He called for economic reforms that would have a direct impact on the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians, including measures to make food and transportation more affordable, improve access to healthcare and create decent employment opportunities.

Atiku further urged the government to pursue policies capable of restoring hope among young Nigerians.

“Our young people should be selling their ideas, talents and innovation to the world and not their kidneys for ₦1.7 million just to survive at home,” he said.

His comments come amid reports of alleged organ sales and a police investigation into an alleged organ-harvesting and human-trafficking operation involving four suspects, including two nephrologists.

Atiku described the situation as a disturbing reflection of what he called the “human cost” of Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis.