{"id":126012,"date":"2026-03-05T16:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126012"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:09:03","slug":"suspend-cashless-policy-tinubu-urges-faan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/suspend-cashless-policy-tinubu-urges-faan\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspend Cashless Policy, Tinubu Urges FAAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Bola Tinubu has slammed the brakes on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)\u2019s cashless policy, ordering an immediate halt just four days after its rollout sparked massive airport gridlock and left passengers stranded across the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The policy, launched on March 1, required travelers to pay via \u201cGo Cashless\u201d cards or POS systems for access gates, parking, and lounges. Its implementation led to long queues, heavy traffic jams, and chaos at key airports, including Lagos\u2019 Murtala Muhammed International Airport and Abuja\u2019s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, leaving motorists and travelers in frustration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a decisive move, Tinubu instructed Keyamo and FAAN leadership to halt implementation immediately.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He told them to \u201cgo back to the drawing board\u201d and come up with a more people\u2011friendly alternative that balances revenue transparency goals with passenger convenience.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move comes after widespread backlash from the public and airport stakeholders, who slammed the rollout as rushed, impractical, and disruptive.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">FAAN and the Ministry of Aviation are now expected to reassess the policy and propose a system that guarantees smoother airport operations while ensuring revenue transparency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0President Tinubu\u2019s directive makes it clear that passenger convenience must be at the heart of any new plan.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo President Bola Tinubu has slammed the brakes on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)\u2019s cashless policy, ordering an immediate halt just four days after its rollout&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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