{"id":440,"date":"2026-02-09T15:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/?p=440"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:03:44","slug":"ncaa-grants-airlines-90-day-lifeline-to-secure-payment-guarantees-for-ticket-levies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Grants Airlines 90-Day Lifeline to Secure Payment Guarantees for Ticket Levies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>LAGOS \u2014 The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted local airlines a 90-day grace period to provide bank-backed Advance Payment Guarantees (APGs). This move is designed to streamline the remittance of the mandatory 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) collected from passengers.<br>Under aviation law, airlines act as collecting agents for this statutory levy, which is vital for funding the nation\u2019s sector regulations and safety oversight.<br>The Deferment Details<br>The decision follows high-level negotiations between the NCAA and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). Key outcomes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Financial Regularization: The 90-day window allows carriers to settle outstanding TSC debts and finalize their financial arrangements with banks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operational Commitment: The AON has pledged that all member airlines will honor their statutory obligations within this new timeframe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory Funding: Ensuring these remittances are up to date is critical for the NCAA to maintain its oversight functions and infrastructure.<br>The NCAA expects that the use of bank-backed guarantees will prevent future backlogs and ensure a transparent, automated flow of funds from ticket sales to the regulator.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAGOS \u2014 The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted local airlines a 90-day grace period to provide bank-backed Advance Payment Guarantees (APGs). This move is designed to streamline the remittance of the mandatory 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) collected from passengers.Under aviation law, airlines act as collecting agents for this statutory levy, which is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcqvjhyzqda.i.optimole.com\/cb:UNMm.7bb\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frontlinenewsng.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-35.jpeg?fit=447%2C447&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinenewsng.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}