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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has authorised Bolt to resume operations at airports it manages, following a period of disruption to e-hailing services.
FAAN announced the development in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, issued on Thursday.
Agbebire said the agency has reached an “agreeable operational framework” with Bolt after constructive engagements.
“The Authority is therefore pleased to announce that, following constructive engagements, FAAN and Bolt have reached an agreeable operational framework and Bolt is cleared to commence its services at FAAN-managed airports immediately,” FAAN said.
The development follows FAAN’s efforts to establish a regulatory framework for commercial and e-hailing vehicles operating within its airports.
Agbebire said FAAN has addressed challenges associated with airport transportation for nearly a decade, including passenger solicitation, touting, unregulated operations, and random passenger pick-ups.
According to him, the activities had also raised “safety, security and accountability concerns”, particularly where drivers operate across multiple e-hailing platforms.
FAAN said those concerns prompted the introduction of the Airport Car Hire Rank Management System, known as ACHRAMS.
The authority stressed that ACHRAMS was not created as an alternative to e-hailing applications such as Bolt and Uber.
“ACHRAMS is not an e-hailing application and was never conceived as a competitor to Uber, Bolt or any other mobility platform,” FAAN said.
“Its function is limited to the management of airport car-hire ranks and the authorised operations associated with them.”
FAAN also rejected suggestions that the system was designed to establish a monopoly over airport transportation.
The authority further clarified that airport taxi fares discussed during the recent controversy were not newly imposed by FAAN or created by ACHRAMS.
“Airport taxi fares have existed independently of the application, and the rates themselves were not substantially different from those previously applicable,” FAAN said.
According to the authority, ACHRAMS instead made the existing airport taxi rates more visible to passengers.
FAAN, however, acknowledged that the fare difference became more contentious because passengers had become accustomed to lower prices offered through e-hailing platforms.
“The comparison with the lower fares passengers had become accustomed to through e-hailing platforms understandably heightened public concern,” the authority said.
The authority also acknowledged the impact of the temporary interruption of e-hailing services on passengers and apologised.
With Bolt now cleared to operate, FAAN said the agreement showed that airport security and passenger convenience could be addressed at the same time.
FAAN added that discussions with other e-hailing operators were still ongoing and expressed confidence that the remaining issues would be resolved “in the coming days.”
The authority reiterated that passengers would remain free to select whichever authorised transportation service best meets their needs.
PRESS RELEASE
27th, August 2026FAAN RESOLVES BOLT OPERATIONAL ISSUES, APPRECIATES PASSENGERS’ PATIENCE pic.twitter.com/WKyIg7TG8I
— Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (@FAAN_Official) August 27, 2026
