Nigeria, May 23 -- Some journalists returning to Lagos from a health reporting workshop organised by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) were among dozens of passengers stranded for several hours on Thursday following prolonged flight delays and logistical problems involving United Nigeria Airlines and Air Peace at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The journalists had attended a two-day workshop on investigative health reporting held in Abuja between 19 and 20 May.

Thursday's disruption began when passengers booked on United Nigeria Airlines flight UN0505 from Abuja to Lagos, scheduled for 9:00 a.m., arrived at the airport only to discover that the flight had been delayed over technical issues.

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