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NAHCO acquires multi-million dollar equipment

Posted on September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has acquired a new batch of multimillion-dollar ground support equipment (GSE). The new equipment includes nine brand-new high loaders. This is a crucial step towards the company’s ambitious 2026 goal. The goal is a complete fleet upgrade. The company’s Chairman, Dr. Seinde Oladapo Fadeni, underscored the importance of the investment. He said it benefits not just the company. “The essence of this equipment is not just for the…

NAHCO Inks Five New Deals

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Royal Air Maroc, Kenyan, Enugu Air, Dornier and Cronos on Board Nigeria’s aviation total solutions provider, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance), has announced the signing of a string of handling contracts with five different carriers. In a statement released during the week, NAHCO announced the addition of cargo freighter and cargo warehousing for Lagos and Abuja with Royal Air Maroc. The contract covers a period of five years and will end…

NAHCO Gets FG’s Approval to Handle Radioactive Materials

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…. NCAA, NNRA Give Green Light The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance) has received Federal Government’s approval to handle shipments with radioactive contents in its facilities at the airports in a first of its kind in the aviation industry. The approval, jointly conveyed to the foremost ground handling service provider by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), was contained in a communique issued at the…

Ex-NAHCo workers seek inclusion in N758 billion pension bond, petition Tinubu

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Former workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCo) have taken their plight to the Federal Government. Their plight is a direct result of the privatization exercise that took place in 2005, which left 936 of them without their one-time severance package. The group urged the Federal Government to intervene in the bureaucratic bottlenecks that have delayed their settlement. They noted that time is of the essence, as they were losing their aged members daily, stressing…

Afrijet, Air Sierra Leone ink ground handling contract with NAHCo

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

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahcoaviance), has been chosen by regional operators, Afrijet and Air Sierra Leone, to handle their ground operations in Nigeria. The contracts between the parties would see NAHCO provide excellent service for Afrijet’s flights into Port Harcourt and Lagos. The Company will also handle Air Sierra Leone’s flights to Lagos. The contract with Afrijet is for three years, from 2024 – 2027, while NAHCO will handle Air Sierra Leone for…

Olumekun replaces Gupta as NAHCO’s GMD/CEO

Posted on January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC, (nahco aviance) has announced the appointment of Olumuyiwa Olumekun as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of the Company effective January 1, 2025. Olumekun replaces Indranil Gupta whose tenure expired December 31, 2024. In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) dated December 27, 2024, the Company Secretary, Bello Abdullahi, disclosed that “the Board approved the appointment of Olumekun as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of…

NAHCO Chairman, Fadeni, Welcomes Emirates Back to Nigeria

Posted on September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 by Wole Shadare

* Firm Reaffirms Partnership with Carrier The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (NAHCO) has once again secured the bid to provide Passenger and Cargo Ground Handling services for Emirates Airlines at Lagos Airport, following the resumption of Emirates’ flights to Nigeria. This renewed contract underscores NAHCO’s unrelenting commitment to delivering exceptional ground-handling services and highlights its role as a critical partner in Nigeria’s aviation industry. The agreement with Emirates Airlines reinforcesNAHCO’s position as the trusted…

NAHCO Launches GSE Replacement Plan

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

In a strategic move to reinforce its leadership in the ground handling service sector across West Africa, NAHCO Aviance has unveiled an ambitious Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Replacement Plan. This initiative aims to modernize the company’s fleet with state-of-the-art equipment over the next two years, enhancing service quality and operational efficiency for all airline customers. The Board of Directors announced this groundbreaking plan during the commissioning of the first batch of new GSE at…

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…

NAHCO invests in new equipment

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Company hands over new vehicles for operations West Africa’s foremost ground handling service provider, nacho aviance, is injecting fresh billions into equipment purchases, its Chairman, Dr. Seinde Fadeni disclosed. Fadeni who spoke during the hand-over ceremony of 21 new vehicles recently purchased by staff promised that the ground support equipment would be delivered in a few months’ time. “The scale of the GSE the Company is purchasing is so massive that what you…