Aviation

Stakeholders Raise Concern over Bloated Workforce, Lack of Professionalism in Aviation Industry

Aviation industry stakeholders have expressed fear that the recruitment of hundreds of administrative personnel without core professionals in the various agencies in the last eight years would undermine output and safety standards in air transport in Nigeria. They insisted that the lack of competent and technical staff in the critical areas of the aviation agencies […]

Aviation

Manpower Development, Enhanced Infrastructure has Improved Weather Prediction at NIMET

The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) Prof. Mansur Matazu has said the agency has improved significantly in accurate weather prediction, which has enhanced activities in agriculture and transport industries in the country. Speaking on “Climate Issues, Opportunities and Solutions in Nigeria”, at the British High Commission, Nigeria hosted by Youth Consultation on […]

Aviation

Controllers Call for Additional Manpower

Air Traffic Controllers under the auspices of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have called for additional 700 Air traffic controllers would be needed to boost manpower in the country’s airspace.  Currently, NATCA has about 400 members manning various control towers across airports in the country as new airports are being built and some of […]