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Experts Condemn Arming Aviation Security, Insist It’s against ICAO Standard Practice

Aviation security experts and other stakeholders in the industry have condemned the plan by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to give arms to Aviation  Security (AVSEC), which is recognized by the International Civil Aviation Security (ICAO) of being in charge of security at all the airports. On Tuesday FAAN deployed about 120 AVSEC […]

FAAN

ICAO Certification Reveals How Nigeria International Airports Are Poorly Rated in Africa

It has emerged that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), poorly rates Nigeria’s international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu, because they lack needed state-of-the art facilities to make them friendly to travellers. For airports to meet given standard in accordance to ICAO regulations, international airports are supposed to have both security […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Nigeria Scales Global Aviation Safety, Security Audit

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has cleared Nigeria in the just-concluded Security Audit Programme, the Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA). This was announced at the weekend by the Team Lead, Callum Vine, at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Headquarters in Abuja. The audit which started about two weeks ago, focused on critical elements that […]

NCAA

ICAO COMMENCES SECURITY AUDIT OF LAGOS, ABUJA AIRPORTS

A team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors has arrived Abuja, Nigeria, to commence the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) for Lagos and Abuja airports today. The USAP CMA which will run for two (2) weeks will terminate on the 22nd March, 2024 and will cover the […]

Nuhu REGULATION

ICAO Audit: Nigeria Performed above Average in Major Areas

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP-CMA) has released Nigeria’s Aviation Safety Score, comparing results in the Universal Safety Oversight Audit and concluded that Nigeria performed well in major areas in its comparative analysis against the global average. ICAO said Nigeria performed above global average in five areas namely […]