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Nigeria: Forex Scarcity - Airlines Worried As Operational Cost Rises

[Daily Trust] There is no end in sight to the operational challenges confronting domestic airlines following the seemingly unending naira depreciation and scarcity of foreign exchange, Daily Trust reports.

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