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ICAO audit: A setback foretold!

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ICAO audit: A setback foretold!

  By Wole Shadare Two audits by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) of the Nigerian aviation sector in one year show that the country has dropped the ball from the heights it attained years ago. The outcome is not a surprise to many because of the inherent gaps in the sector which are very glaring. Nigeria dropped a whopping 25% points after the recently conducted Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Continuous Monitoring Assessment (CMA)…

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Lack of personnel, training, quality control, others cost Nigeria ICAO security audit

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Lack of personnel, training, quality control, others cost Nigeria ICAO security audit

  …Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania outperformed Nigeria   Lack of adequate personnel especially in critical areas of Aviation Security (AVSEC), poor passenger facilitation, poor oversight on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), lack of provision of guidance tools, absence of critical information, quality control obligations and resolution of security concerns in terms of deficiencies communicated, development of corrective actions and enforcement cost Nigeria the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Continuous…

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Nigeria airspace safe despite dropped ICAO points, says Aligbe

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Nigeria airspace safe despite dropped ICAO points, says Aligbe

Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Consult, Mr. Chris Azu Aligbe said the 71% score recorded by Nigeria in last year’s  Universal Security Audit Programme-Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA) conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is not an indication that the country’s airspace is unsafe.  Speaking to Aviation Metric at the weekend, Aligbe stated that rather than waste energy on an audit conducted last year, he called on all the agencies to ensure that those gaps noticed during…

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It was miracle Nigeria scored 71% in ICAO audit-NCAA

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It was miracle Nigeria scored 71% in ICAO audit-NCAA

…Says Keyamo, Najomo met decayed infrastructure   Nigeria would have scored 30 per cent in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit rating but for the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Capt. Chris Najomo’s doggedness in closing the gaps noticed by the global aviation regulatory according to the NCAA. The Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian Civil Aviation…

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Unruly passengers: Nigeria, ICOA Member states plead for protocol amendment

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Unruly passengers: Nigeria, ICOA Member states plead for protocol amendment

If the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regarded as the regulatory body for global aviation accedes to the request of member states to ratify the 2014 Protocol to amend the convention on offences and certain other acts on board aircraft, it would go a long way to curb unruly air passengers incidents. Member state plea to ICAO is a result of the rising reports of unruly passenger behaviour on international flights. Unruly passenger behaviour has…

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ICAO projects 2% traffic increase for Q1 2024

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ICAO projects 2% traffic increase for Q1 2024

The global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has projected a 2 per cent increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2019, nothing that carriers would maintain profitability. The group noted that demand this year is expected to rise by 3-4%, reflecting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 0.5% since 2019. ICAO credits Member States’ alignment with its pandemic guidance for air service recovery, nothing that…

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Nigeria’s airport security policies robust as country scales ICAO audit

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Nigeria’s airport security policies robust as country scales ICAO audit

A team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has confirmed that Nigeria was successful in the just concluded security audit of the country’s aviation industry. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Obiageli Orah in a statement pointed out that the objective of the USAP-CMA is to promote global aviation security through continuous auditing and monitoring of Member States’ aviation security performance, to enhance…

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

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

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…

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NCAA begins corrective action to reverse poor ICAO safety audit rating

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NCAA begins corrective action to reverse poor ICAO safety audit rating

DG vows to close identified gaps, draft report sent to Nigeria   The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has begun the Corrective Implementation Plan (CIP) in the aftermath of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) of the authority in which Nigeria scored 70%. The Acting Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo who disclosed at the weekend in Lagos said, “We have begun a realistic corrective action plan that will improve…

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Minister: Inter-agency rivalry cost Nigeria ICAO audit

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Minister: Inter-agency rivalry cost Nigeria ICAO audit

Keyamo to chair committee for March 2024 security assessment   Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo explained reasons Nigeria performed abysmally poor at the recent Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), saying inter-agency rivalry amongst the Chief Executive Officers and lack of coordination cost the nation so much. Nigeria scored five points short of the 75 percent benchmark which in aviation is considered to be below pass…

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