Aviation

Minister Commends Aviation Agencies for Improving Safety in Airspace

The Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amechi has commended efforts being made by aviation agencies, especially the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for improving safety and security of the nation’s airspace through modernization and acquisition of new equipment. NAMA has introduced electronic flight clearance solution, which tracks and […]

Aviation

High Exchange Rate Grounds Air Cargo Business

Chinedu Eze The high exchange rate of the naira to other currencies has grounded air cargo business in Nigeria as checks by THIS DAY revealed that clearing agents and aviation handling companies last experienced peak in their business at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, which is the hub of air cargo services in Nigeria, in December […]

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How Secure is Nigerian Airspace?

  • October 1, 2015
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The recent arrival of two foreign-registered airplanes without clearance documents to Nigeria, raises the question as to whether those charged with the responsibility of managing Nigeria’s airspace are up to their task, writes Chinedu Eze   Some of the major functions of Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) are that it tracks, identifies and monitors every […]