Nigeria, March 4 -- President Bola Tinubu has directed Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo to suspend the cashless payment system recently introduced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

Mr Keyamo announced the president's directive while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, which held at the State House Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

Mr Keyamo said the president directed him to "go back to the drawing board, suspend the present system and perfect a system that will work perfectly without putting unnecessary pressure on citizens."

He said the president directed that a decision should be taken quickly "even if it means involving the private sector."

"There will be a...