SAATM Stagnation: Keyamo, Demuren, Sosina to lead discourse at 2026 SAPTCO lecture

SAATM Stagnation: Keyamo, Demuren, Sosina to lead discourse at 2026 SAPTCO lecture

Years after its ambitious launch, Africa’s Single Air Transport Market (SAATM) remains an unrealised dream for many across the continent. On November 5, 2026, aviation heavyweights will convene in Lagos to confront these bottlenecks head-on during the SAPTCO Annual Lecture. Serving as both an intellectual roundtable and a capacity-building training program, the lecture will be held at the NCAA Training Suite, MMIA Annex, Ikeja, starting at 11:00 a.m. Former AFCAC Secretary General, Ms Iyabo O….

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Demuren:How $60 million BASA money caused trouble for me

Demuren:How $60 million BASA money caused trouble for me

A former Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, has explained how he came under severe pressure to release Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) funds into a private account. Although Demuren was silent on the exact amount he was pressured to transfer into a private account, it is reported that $60 million was the total amount of BASA funds later withdrawn by the government after Demuren vacated office. Recounting his ordeal…

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Najomo, Demuren raise concern over emerging threats to civil aviation

Najomo, Demuren raise concern over emerging threats to civil aviation

A former Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Dr. Harold Demuren stated that the advent of September 11, 2001, brought a new dimension to aviation security measures. He noted that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) encouraged states to take aviation security as the highest priority through, primary legislation, regulation, programmes and standard operating procedures to mitigate the threat against civil aviation. Demuren who spoke at the Airstrip Owners and Operators Stakeholders Engagement in…

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