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- 12 Aug 2013
ICAO Says Nigeria Maintains Global Safety Standard in Aviation
In its 2013 Safety Report, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) listed Nigeria as having global safety standard. ICAO listed the Nigeira as one of the 14 countries in Africa that have…
- 17 Jan 2022
NCAA Expresses Readiness for ICAO Safety Audit
Captain Musa Nuhu, Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, said the country is ready and prepared for the forthcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal…
- 10 Jun 2015
Nigeria Scores Over 90% as ICAO Declares No Security Concern
The team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Auditors has revealed that Nigeria performed excellently in the 9 – day audit conducted on the nation’s aviation security system. Fan…
- 7 Apr 2015
ICAO Meetings On $80Bn African Aviation Industry Centre on 3 Key Issues
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be hosting a series of important open and invitation-only meetings this May, as it continues to further its strategic objectives and enhance…
- 21 Aug 2013
FAAN Links ICAO Nigeria’s Airspace Record To Aviation Master Plan
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) believes the recent report by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) listing Nigeria as one of the 14 countries in Africa that have achieved…
- 22 Jun 2015
ICAO, WHO to Assess MMIA Medical Emergency Preparedness
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in its global effort to improve states’ preparedness, planning and responses to public health events commenced three-day assessment visit to the…
- 7 Mar 2016
FAAN Ready for ICAO Audit- Dunoma
Engr. Saleh Dunoma, ‎managing director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has confirmed that the Authority is set for the forthcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)…
- 1 Jan 2019
4.3bn Passengers Transported by Air in 2018 – ICAO
Preliminary figures released by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) showed a total of 4.3 billion passengers were transported by air on scheduled services in 2018. The document…
- 4 Apr 2016
FAAN Host ICAO President, Vows Improved Airports Capacity
The new international terminals being constructed simultaneously in Lagos, Abuja, Portharcourt, Kano and Enugu will increase capacity and improve passenger facilitation. Engr Saleh Dunoma, managing…
- 6 Apr 2014
Nigeria’s New ID Card now ICAO- Compliant
An Independent Laboratory and Field Test (ILFT), conducted on the New Smart National Identity Card (NSNIC), has shown that it is in compliance with the security recommendations and standards of…
- 15 Apr 2016
FAAN Receives Global Commendation on Successful ICAO Audit
Angela Gittens, director general of the Airport Council International (ACI), has commended the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the success it achieved recently during the…
- 4 Oct 2015
NCAA Launches Nigeria’s State Safety Policy Statement
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has unveiled the Nigeria’s State Safety Policy Statement in compliance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex…
- 4 Oct 2015
NCAA Launches Nigeria’s State Safety Policy Statement
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has unveiled the Nigeria’s State Safety Policy Statement in compliance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex…
- 9 Nov 2014
Airlines Rake in N304Bn from Tickets Sales in 2013
Both the foreign and domestic airlines with flying routes in Nigeria, in 2013, sold tickets worth N304 billion. And while the domestic airlines sold tickets worth N73 billion, on the other hand, the…
- 12 Aug 2014
FG Aviation Agencies Merger Plans Continues Amidst Protests
Following the setting up of technical committee for the implementation of White Paper on the merge of some aviation agencies, it goes to show the Federal Government is resolute on the matter. The…
- 6 May 2013
FG Strips NCAA of Aviation Economic Regulations
Federal government is currently tinkering with the establishment of an autonomous body to be known as Nigerian Aviation Economic Regulatory Unit for economic regulation of the nation’s aviation…
- 2 Dec 2015
Nigerian Led ITU Group Discusses Cloud Computing for Flight Data Monitoring
The Fifth meeting of the ITU’s Focus Group (FG AC) on Aviation Applications of Cloud Computing for Flight Data Monitoring ends today in Frankfurt, Germany and was hosted by Lufthansa Airlines. The…
- 11 Nov 2015
ITU Allocates Radio Spectrum for Global Flight Tracking
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation. The frequency band…
- 27 Sept 2015
Nigerian Leads ITU’s Group on Flight Data Monitoring Application
A Nigerian, is the lead and chairman of the FG AC WG-4 of the Focus Group on Aviation Applications of Cloud Computing for Flight Data Monitoring (FG AC) of the International Telecommunications Union…
- 23 Jun 2015
IATA Calls for African Connectivity Framework, Infrastructure Dev.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments, safety regulators and industry to take action to drive aviation connectivity and infrastructure development in Africa for the…
- 4 Dec 2015
ITU Boosts Civil Aviation with Radiofrequency Spectrum for Flight Tracking
Agreement was been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation. The frequency band…
- 1 Oct 2015
Teamwork, Innovation Key for Aviation Sustainable Future- IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) co-signed an open letter calling on governments to act to help the industry reduce its carbon footprint. The letter was organized by the Air…
- 25 Nov 2015
FG to Review Aviation Policy- Minister
The Civil Aviation Policy would be reviewed in order to accommodate the planned policies of this government which would include a Master Plan to reform institutions, airports (domestic and…
- 30 Mar 2017
IATA Reacts to US Large Electronic Restrictions, Proffers Solution
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the…
- 12 Jun 2017
NCAA Trains Safety Inspectors on Airworthiness
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has trained 20 Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) and endorsed Government Safety Inspectors (GSI) on airworthiness course approved by the International…
- 10 Jul 2012
ICT @ Work for Air Navigation- Ifeanyi
Ogochukwu Ifeanyi, chief information officer (CIO), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (Nama), has over 15 years experience in the information and technologies space. His first class education…
- 16 May 2016
FAAN Inaugurates Lagos Runway Safety Team
Engineer Saleh Dunoma, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), recently inaugurated the Lagos Runway Safety Team, in compliance with Resolution A37-6 of the…
- 26 Oct 2015
Deeper Partnership to Improve Passenger Experience, Cybersecurity- IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a deeper partnership with governments to improve the passenger experience of security and facilitation processes. Implementation of Smart…
- 25 Sept 2013
Cost of Aviation Security Rises to $8.55Bn
The cost of aviation security has risen to $8.55 billion annually, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). Security, especially in aviation circle is costly, complex and an…
- 25 Apr 2014
FAAN Says Nigerian Airports Have Adequate Fire Cover
The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has described as erroneous the impression created by some critics in the media about the adequacy of fire cover at our…