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, […]
Aviation experts met in Lagos recently to brainstorm on the importance of Remote-piloted Aircraft System and the need to fully embrace it in order to maximise its benefits for the development of Nigeria. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) or Remotely-piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and popularly known as drone, is the […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued the first Remotely Piloted Aircraft/Drones RPAS Operators Certificate (ROC) to Oando Plc. Thus the organization is pioneering the issuance of certificate to civil/private operators in the unmanned aircraft operations category. The certificate was received by Oando Reservoir and Production Services Limited, having satisfied the requirements and found […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that it is collaborating with the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and other industry stakeholders to hold a One-day Stakeholders meeting to articulate the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/ Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in the Nigeria’s airspace. According to statement from NCAA, the meeting […]
