United Nigeria Airlines · U5 · Accra ⇄ Abuja daily · Accra ⇄ Lagos · Since 10 November 2025
On 10 November 2025, a United Nigeria Airlines jet landed at Accra on the airline's first ever flight outside Nigeria, and the aircraft carried a name every Ghanaian knew: it was named after the late President Jerry John Rawlings. The privately owned carrier from Enugu now flies daily between Accra and Abuja and adds flights to Lagos, making it one of six airlines on the busiest international route out of Ghana. Here is what it flies, when, and what you need to know about Nigeria before you land.
Nigeria is one hour ahead of Ghana all year. Times change with the season; check the current schedule when you book.
| Route | Frequency | Flight time | Example timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accra ⇄ Abuja | Daily | about 1 h 40 | See airline schedule |
| Accra ⇄ Lagos | Several flights a week | about 1 h | Accra 10:05 → Lagos 12:05 local time |
Six airlines on Accra–Lagos
Accra–Lagos is the busiest international route from Ghana, served by Africa World Airlines, Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, ValueJet and, since October 2026, Uganda Airlines. For Abuja, the choice is United Nigeria Airlines, Africa World Airlines and Ibom Air. Compare times and baggage rules, not just fares.
Key facts
Local time in Accra and Lagos, the weather in Lagos at this moment, and a live converter between cedis, naira and the main currencies.
Talk like a Nigerian
English is the official language; Pidgin is everywhere, close to Ghanaian Pidgin but not the same.
From Abuja and Lagos, the airline's domestic network reaches the south and east of Nigeria.
Book through-tickets for domestic connections; on separate tickets you collect and re-check your bags in Lagos or Abuja.
Nigeria in brief
Tours in Nigeria with local guides, from Lagos and Abuja to the heritage sites, booked before you travel. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
The two English-speaking giants of West Africa have always been close and competitive at once: jollof rice, music, football and business. The relationship also has hard chapters. In 1969 Ghana's Aliens Compliance Order expelled many Nigerians; in 1983 Nigeria expelled around a million Ghanaians, who carried their belongings home in the striped plastic bags still known as "Ghana Must Go". Today ECOWAS free movement, a shared English, and six airlines on Accra–Lagos tie the two countries closer than ever. A Nigerian airline naming its first Accra aircraft after Jerry Rawlings, the leader who received the returnees of 1983, says something about how far both have come.
Nigerians need no visa for Ghana (ECOWAS) and form one of the largest foreign communities in Accra. Beyond business, Ghana's coast offers what Lagos lacks: quiet beaches, the castles, and Kakum's canopy walkway.
Landing in Accra? Airport pickup with free internet, private vehicle hire and a three-destination tour, booked before you land. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
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Yes. Since 10 November 2025, United Nigeria Airlines flies Accra–Abuja daily and Accra–Lagos several times a week. It was the airline's first route outside Nigeria.
About an hour and forty minutes. Nigeria is one hour ahead of Ghana.
No. Ghanaians travel visa-free to Nigeria under ECOWAS rules, with a valid passport or ECOWAS travel document.
Embraer ERJ145 regional jets, with Boeing 737-800s being added to the fleet.
Six: Africa World Airlines, Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, ValueJet and Uganda Airlines.
Abuja, since 1991. Lagos is the largest city.
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Updated and fact-checked: 30 October 2026. Launch date, frequencies, codes and fleet checked against Ghana Airports Company and press reports of November 2025 and current published schedules. Always confirm times with United Nigeria Airlines before booking. Text and research by Remo Kurka for GhanaFlights.info. This website carries no Google advertising.