Federal Gov’t Signs BASA Agreement For Direct Flights To Brazil

The federal government has signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Brazil for direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil.

The agreement was signed by Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and Brazil’s Minister of Transport, Silvio Costa Filho.

This establishes a new framework for direct air connectivity between Nigeria and Brazil, opening fresh avenues for trade, tourism, investment, and people-to-people exchanges.

It is expected to foster stronger economic integration, facilitate cultural ties, and enhance diplomatic cooperation between both nations.

Special Adviser, Media to the Minister, Tunde Moshood said in a statement, that this agreement was a strategic milestone that underscores President Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to expanding Nigeria’s global partnerships and creating enabling environments for commerce and mobility.

He said the Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lauded the partnership, emphasising Brazil’s readiness to deepen ties with Nigeria in multiple spheres, including aviation, agriculture, and infrastructure development.

It would be recalled that President Tinubu led a delegation to Brazil in company of senior cabinet members, including the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun; the Minister State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Onoh Ojukwu; Olorogun Keyamo; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, among others.

Moshood noted that a major highlight of the visit was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Brazil.

The statement described the MoU as significant step in strengthening bilateral ties between the two largest economies in their respective continents.