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Aviation Year 2025: Sector at critical reset point

Posted on December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Year 2025 was a study in contrasts, defined by significant regulatory and policy milestones set against the backdrop of a severe economic growth crash and record-high airfares, writes WOLE SHADARE In 2025, the sector moved beyond mere survival, hitting several historic milestones that mark a shift from potential to execution. Appraising the Nigerian aviation industry in 2025 reveals a sector at a critical reset point. While the industry is grappling with severe macroeconomic headwinds—specifically high…

State-owned airlines signpost new era in Nigerian aviation

Posted on December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Survival higher if professionally run Stakeholders: Ibom Air model for state carriers Lagos, Anambra, Ebonyi, others moot idea In a significant shift within Nigeria’s aviation sector, a growing number of state governments are moving beyond airport development and are now actively establishing or partnering to set up their own airlines. This trend, spearheaded by successes such as Ibom Air, signals a renewed government interest in a sector previously dominated by private enterprise following the…

Nigeria’s aviation contribution to GDP hits $2.5 billion-AFCAC scribe

Posted on November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 by Wole Shadare

How Nigeria can tap into SAATM potential The Secretary-General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Ms Adefunke Adeyemi, said that the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is a strategic roadmap to transform Nigeria into Africa’s aviation powerhouse. This came as Nigeria saw its aviation’s contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase to $2.5 billion this year from $1.7 billion. She also stated that Nigeria should focus on the vast opportunities…

Tinubu says Nigeria’s aviation most viable but under-exploited

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Regrets unmet demand in cargo, MRO Africa loses billions of dollars yearly to offshore maintenance Kuku charts path for sector growth President Bola Tinubu stated that Nigeria’s aviation industry remains one of the most viable and under-exploited markets in Africa for several reasons, noting that it serves over 220 million people, the largest domestic aviation market on the continent. Speaking at the FAAN National Aviation Conference (FNAC), with the theme ‘Elevating the Nigerian Aviation Industry through…

Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

Posted on November 16, 2025November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

..Urge Govt to fill yawning gaps Experts in the aviation industry have expressed grave concerns about the significant manpower shortage in the entire sector and have called for an urgent need to address it. Among the experts who spoke to Aviation Metric on the sidelines of the 9th Xplore Aviation Career Conference in Lagos was a former Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nnamdi Udoh, who said that the authorities must fill…

FG to review air traffic controllers’ retirement age to 65 amid shortage

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it will review the retirement age of Air Traffic Controllers in the country as part of efforts to bridge the manpower gaps in the country’s airspace management and development. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said the retirement age will be reviewed upward to ensure experienced hands and personnel are maximised and allow them to pass their experience to the younger generation. Speaking while declaring…

NAMA bags aviation leadership, development award

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Musa wins integrity award The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been recognised for its exceptional commitment to integrity, transparency, and accountability in the aviation industry, as it was recently conferred with the National Integrity, Leadership, and Development Award as the Most Efficient Aviation Agency by the Centre for Ethical Conduct Orientation and Empowerment in Abuja during the 2025 Summit and Awards. According to the citation by the organisers, the recognition highlights NAMA’s dedication…

IATA: Europe, largest int’l market for passenger flow from Nigeria, aviation contributes $2.5b to nation’s GDP

Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

195,700 tonnes of cargo transported through Nigeria in 2023 Tourism contributes $454.1 million to GDP and employs 66,600 people The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has weighed in on Nigeria’s aviation industry, disclosing that Europe is the largest international market for passenger flows from Nigeria, followed by Africa and North America. It further revealed that international air traffic accounted for 23% of total origin-destination (O-D) departures for Nigeria in 2023, equivalent to 2.1 million…

Nwuba: How AI helps to manage aviation complexity

Posted on September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 by Wole Shadare

President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria, Dr Alex Nwuba, said the future of aviation will rely on intelligent, data-driven air traffic control, as the skies are becoming increasingly crowded, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming the key to managing this complexity. In a paper he presented to the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on its retreat organized by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) entitled, “Aviation’s Next Ascent: From Regulation…

Safety Breach: K1, pilots’, Emmanson conducts expose Nigeria’s aviation soft underbelly

Posted on August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

At a time Nigeria is making an upward trajectory in aviation in terms of policy direction, the loss of sanity by the musician, ValueJet pilots and assault by Comfort Emmanson on Ibom Air’s cabin crew could erode the gains made in the last two years if the matter is swept under the carpet. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is watching. The world is watching, writes WOLE SHADARE The incident involving popular musician King…

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