The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has appointed Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi as the new Secretary General of the commission. According to a press release by the body, Ms. Adeyemi’s election was announced on July 15, 2022 at the 34th AFCAC Plenary in Dakar, Senegal, adding that the new Secretary General takes over from the former […]
Nigeria has signed Memorandum of Understandings, MoUs with Sierra Leone and Rwanda to collaborate through technical support to enhance safer and security of civil aviation in Africa. The MoUs were signed by the Nigeria’s Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Musa Nuhu and representatives of the two countries at the opening ceremony of […]
African aviation industry is one of the fastest growing today and currently supports 6.2 million jobs and contributes $55.8 billion to Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). President of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Bernard Aliu stated this at the 50th anniversary celebration of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) in Dakar Senegal. “In […]
The federal government has started series of meetings with some countries in West and Central Africa to review airport charges on Nigerian airlines. Nigerians that operate West Coast destinations complain that they are made to pay exorbitant charges by some countries in the sub-region and insisted that there must be uniform charges for the Single […]
Aviation experts have called on the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and civil aviation authorities of all the countries in the region to harmonise their regulatory framework to ensure uniform minimum safety standard in Africa. The measure, they said, will prevent air accidents that have characterise the continent. They noted however that in the last […]
