Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Liquidity Crunch: Nine domestic debtors owe NAMA ₦31.2bn as foreign debt surpasses $49m

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Unions say debts weaken agency’s liquidity, petition Minister over NiMet planned strike The Joint In-House Unions of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have petitioned the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over a looming industrial action threatened by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Warning that the aviation ecosystem is on the brink of a systemic crisis, the unions, comprising Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association…

Nigeria’s aviation future: Collaboration over competition

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The sector is witnessing a broader awakening across the industry. Airlines are realising that regional and international expansion requires a massive scale that cannot be achieved alone. Carriers are still sharply divided against what may be a game-changer for them, writes WOLE SHADARE For decades, the tarmac of Nigerian aviation has been littered with the ghosts of airlines that flew high, burned fast, and vanished into thin air. From the nostalgic eras of Okada Air,…

Lagos Is Late to the Flying Club (Part II)

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

How Lagos Should Arrive Airports, Airlines and the Future of Aviation in Africa’s Greatest City In the first part of this essay, I argued that Lagos has been somewhat tardy in joining the ranks of the flying clubs. Given that this vibrant city-state has historically led the way in innovation, commerce, governance, finance, entertainment, and infrastructure over the past half-century, its conspicuous absence from the recent surge in state aviation initiatives is indeed quite…

United Nigeria Airlines joins AFRAA, fuels Africa, intercontinental ambition

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Wole Shadare

In a move that underscores the shifting dynamics of West African aviation and a renewed push for continental integration, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has admitted United Nigeria Airlines as a full member. Beyond the corporate fanfare, this development marks a significant alignment for Nigeria’s domestic operators, positioning one of the country’s most aggressive legacy-minded carriers squarely within the cockpit of African aviation diplomacy. The admission deepens AFRAA’s footprint in Nigeria—Africa’s most populous nation…

PenCom, NSIWC Intervene in NAMA, Retirees’ Pension Dispute as Actuarial Report Clears Grey Areas

Posted on June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) have stepped in to defuse brewing tension between the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and its retirees over outstanding pension adjustments. At the heart of the friction are harmonised pension benefits and adjustments spanning multiple review periods—specifically 2007, 2010, 2019, and 2024. The breakthrough followed a joint weekend meeting at NAMA’s Abuja headquarters, where management and retiree representatives…

Ex-Nigeria Airways workers’ N36 billion presidential approval for payment missing

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Wole Shadare

A four-man delegation comprising ex-workers of liquidated Nigeria Airways, made up of Alhaji Ore Salako, Engr. Ayuba Kyari, Capt. Prex Porbeni and Chris Aligbe conducted a fact-finding mission to the Ministries of Finance and Aviation, and more than a year after President Bola Tinubu’s approval, N36 billion was allocated for the settlement of workers’ severance benefits. Following the approval of the final ₦36 billion tranche of the Nigeria Airways ex-workers’ entitlements in June 2025,…

NAHCO extends relationship with Qatar, Saudia, ASKY

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Signs fresh contract with FlyGabon, others Commences solar cells export to US The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has announced further consolidation of its dominance in the ground handling segment of the aviation industry by extending its contracts with Qatar Airways, Saudia Airlines, and ASKY. The company also signed a fresh contract with a new entrant into the Nigerian market, FlyGabon. This is because the company announced the commencement of solar cell exports…

The Dramatic Renaissance of Nigerian Aviation

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Wole Shadare

A new era of grit, growth, and cross-border ambition is unfolding. Nigerian airlines are breaking new ground—not just by surviving, but by aggressively expanding their footprints. At the heart of this operational renaissance is a deliberate, dramatic pivot in government policy led by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo. writes, WOLE SHADARE For years, the story of Nigerian aviation was a repetitive, predictable blues track. It was a narrative dominated by foreign mega-carriers scooping up 90 to 95 per…

Minister seeks decisive action on ‘Open Skies’

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Wole Shadare

On the heels of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) proposed $7 billion funding for the Aviation Transformation Programme, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called for decisive actions to unlock Africa’s aviation potential, insisting that the continent must move beyond policy declarations to tangible implementation of reforms that directly benefit airlines and passengers. Speaking on the sidelines at the just-concluded African Air Transport Expo 2026, organised by the African Civil Aviation…

‘We Don’t Deny NAMA Pays Standard Pensions, We Demand Approved Increments’

Posted on June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Pensioners Association (AMPAN) said at no time did the association claim that the agency had not paid the ex-workers’ accrued pension. One of AMPAN members, Mr Stephen Olopha, told Aviation Metric that the bone of agitation is that NAMA has yet to implement and pay the Retirees their Pension increases as approved by the Federal Government since 2007, which he said the agency had equally admitted in its rebuttal. He noted…

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