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- 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…
- 11 May 2026
Mirroring Fidelity Bank's Giant Footprints in Aviation Financing in Nigeria
Aviation business, not only in Nigeria, is generally known to be a capital intensive one and strictly guided by international regulations as prescribed by the International Civil Aviation…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 Apr 2014
NCAA Approves 22 Airports’ Security Plans, Audits 18 Foreign Airlines
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has approved Security Programmes for 22 Airports in Nigeria in line with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulation Part 17 requirements and the National…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 May 2016
FG Bans Deploying Drones Without NCAA, NSA Licence/Permit
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed that no government agency, organisation or an individual will launch Remotely Piloted Aircraft/ Unmanned…
- 31 Dec 2013
New ID Card is for Global Identity-NIMC
The 11-digit National Identification Number (NIN) given to Nigerians and legal residents, after successful enrolment, reveals the identity of every Nigerian anywhere, Anthony Okwudiafor, director,…
- 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…
- 24 Jun 2022
IATA Urges Governments, Aviation Sector Collaboration in Deploying 5G Networks
The International Air Transport Association has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and the governments of other countries to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and…
- 13 Mar 2018
FAAN to begin Certification of 4 International Airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has begun the process of certifying the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kaduna International Airport, Port-Harcourt International Airport…
- 17 Jun 2014
NCAA Set Agenda for National Facilitation Committee
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has inaugurated the National Facilitation Committee. It is expected to serve as a vehicle for carrying out the National Facilitation Programme. This is…
- 26 Jan 2014
NCAA Clears Dana Air to Fly
Dana Air has received a go ahead to resume operations, more than three months after it was grounded for technical and safety reasons. A statement from the airline said, following the successful…
- 22 Oct 2014
Civil Society Group, ART Want New NCAA Boss to Resume
The federal government has been called upon to mandate Engr Benedict Adeyelika, acting director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handover to the substantive DG, Capt. Usman…
- 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…
- 28 Jul 2014
Why NCAA Suspended ASKY Operations to Nigeria
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), has suspended all ASky Airline operations to Nigeria with immediate effect. Engineer Benedict Adeyileka, acting director general of the NCAA who made the…
- 25 Mar 2013
Reps Toast Remodeled Airport Terminals
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, chairman, House of Representative Committee on Aviation, has said that the quality of facilities at the commissioned remodeled airport terminals under the Airport Remodelling…
- 18 Sept 2014
60% of Aircraft Operated by Nigerians are on Lease – NCAA
Benedict Adeyileka, acting director-general, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that more than 60 per cent of the aircraft operated by Nigerian airlines were on lease. Adeyileka spoke…
- 21 Jul 2019
NAMA Divides Lagos Area Control Centre
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully split the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into two sectors to improve the quality of air traffic services in the…
- 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…
- 27 Aug 2021
AIB Mulls Digital Infographic Reporting System
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has hinted that it has concluded plans to digitalise database graphics to make it easier for airlines, including anyone interested in the report to read. The…
- 5 Jul 2020
Arik Air Resumes Domestic Flights July 8
Arik Air has announced the resumption of its domestic flights from July 8, following the federal government’s decision to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations. Roy Ilegbodu, Arik…
- 22 Nov 2017
FG says National Carrier to be Private Sector Driven
The Federal Government has said that the proposed national carrier will be driven by private sector. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, who disclosed that such arrangement, would avoid…