Nigeria’s Porous Airports

Despite the seemingly tight security at the nation’s airports, incidents of stowaways and other illegal infiltrations to supposedly secure areas of the airports are on the rise. The report last Wednesday of a dead body found in the wheel-well of Arik Air aircraft on arrival in Johannesburg at the South Africa Airways Technical maintenance at […]

FG Fortifies Security at Airports after Stowaway Incident

Top security officials from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the weekend held emergency meeting on how to fortify security at the nation’s airports. THISDAY learnt that the federal government has ordered security upgrade at […]

Minister Backs New Satellite Communication for Safe Flight Operations

The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has commended the African and Indian Ocean Satellite Communication Network (AFISNET) for significantly contributing to the enhancement of safety and efficiency of air navigation within and across the African and Indian Ocean (AFI) region. Sirika, who made the remark while declaring open the  24th meeting of the Western […]

FG Deploys N1bn for Revamping of Abuja Airport Runway

The federal government has deployed about N1billion for the rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway. Already, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has set up a committee to overseas the restoration work. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the runway has been in bad state due to overutilisation and […]

NAMA Lists Stakeholders in AIS Automation

As the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has completed plans to complete Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) Automation project by December, the agency has solicited the cooperation of data originators and other stakeholders to commit themselves to the project to ensure its smooth takeoff. The objective of the Aeronautical Information Service is to ensure the flow […]