Aviation

Experts Berate Nigeria for Neglecting Full Utilization of Drone Tech to save Lives through Intelligence Gathering, Surveillance

Aviation experts and other stakeholders have called on the federal government to fully utilize the services of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drones) to effectively gather information through surveillance, improve security in Nigeria and save lives of the citizens. The experts said that UAV can save lives by reducing the putting of military personnel in harm’s way, […]

Airports

Bracing the Challenge of Airport Infrastructure Maintenance

One major challenge of public infrastructure is the quick depreciation of facilities due to frequent usage and poor maintenance. In Nigeria, the issue with poor maintenance culture is quite obvious, as concerned authorities rarely abort such wear and tear through pre-emptive remedial actions. So, public facilities degenerate to the alarm and discomfiture of the citizens. […]

Airports

Complacency, Poor Training Expose Airports to Security Threats

Without recurrent training, continuous engagement of manpower and deployment of state-of-the-art equipment, airport security can easily be compromised. There are two critical areas of air transport that seem interwoven. These are security and safety. Aviation safety is described as a step towards the prevention of accidents and incidents in the aviation industry. Safety is mostly […]