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Tourism in Nigeria: visitors, hotels and air traffic

Visitor arrivals, hotel activity and air traffic in Nigeria, from official statistics and operators.

Updated November 5, 2026

Zuma Rock on the road from Abuja to Minna, in 2016
Zuma Rock on the road from Abuja to Minna, in 2016. Photo: Hui Linbo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Latest figures

Airport passengers, all airports
18.8 mn passengers · 2025
Source: FAAN MD Olubunmi Kuku remarks at ACI Africa Regional Conference 2026 (Abuja), as reported by Arise News
Accommodation and food services, real growth on a year earlier
6.96% · Q2 2026
Source: NBS, Gross Domestic Product Report Q2 2026

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