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NAMA’ s move to complete Surface Movement Radar for Lagos, Abuja airports ‘ll curb airside, ground incidents, others

Posted on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

NAMA sensitizes stakeholders The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is on the verge of completing the installation of Surface Movement Radar (SMR) for the country’s two busiest aerodromes of Lagos and Abuja. The installation of this safety ground surveillance tool would help to detect negligent and criminal activities on the ground that are inimical to air safety including runway incursions, excursions and incidents of stowaway. The SMR projects at both Lagos and Abuja airports…

Minister Leads Delegation to Europe For Abuja Second Runway Project

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo led a high-profile delegation to Helsinki, Finland, and Vienna, Austria, for critical factory inspections and familiarisation meetings with two of the world’s leading aviation infrastructure equipment manufacturers, Vaisala and Frequentis AG for the supply of infrastructural equipment for the construction of the on-going Abuja second runway. The delegation included the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Faruk Ahmed Umar; the Director-General of…

Overland Begins Direct Lagos, Abuja Direct Flight Services

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest-serving domestic airline, announces the commencement of direct flight services from Lagos to Abuja. Beginning on August 9, 2024, Overland Airways will offer regular daily direct flights between Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos and the administrative capital Abuja, operating over 60 weekly frequencies between the two cities to boost capacity on the route. This new service operating with Overland Airways’ brand new Embraer E-175 jets in a two-class configuration of Premium and Economy…

Lagos, Abuja airports selected as ICAO team begins Nigeria’s aviation security audit

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Two of Nigeria’s biggest airports, the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport would be used for rigorous security tests to ascertain the country’s level of aviation security. All security implementation verification will be carried out at the two airports. This is coming as a team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, to commence the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach…

Nahco to invest N4b in export processing centres in Abuja, Enugu, others

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Export more beneficial to Nahco-Gupta Nigeria’s foremost aviation ground handling company, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc has concluded plans to invest N4 billion in cargo export processing centres in four major airports across the country. The firm had already built N1 billion worth of the facility at the Lagos airport. The company plans to replicate similar centre in all the five main cities of the country like Abuja, Port-Harcourt, Kano, and Enugu. The Group Managing…

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