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Tectonic Shift: The 40-40 NAMA, NCAA revenue split dispute

Posted on July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 by Wole Shadare

What appears on the surface to be a petty bureaucratic turf war is, in reality, a symptom of a deeper, structural financing crisis, writes WOLE SHADARE Nigeria’s aviation sector is currently locked in a high-stakes, fiscal staring contest. A fierce proxy war has erupted between two sister agencies—the apex regulator, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and the nation’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). At the centre of this multi-billion-naira storm…

Infrastructure strain: Stakeholders push to hike NAMA’s ticket revenue share

Posted on July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Aviation experts are warning that Nigeria’s airspace safety hinges on an urgent, radical overhaul of how the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is funded. The alarm comes amid intense industry debate over a proposal to aggressively hike NAMA’s share of the 5% Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) from its current 23% to a staggering 60%. Far from a petty turf war for institutional advantage, industry stakeholders argue that the proposal reflects the…

Liquidity Crunch: Nine domestic debtors owe NAMA ₦31.2bn as foreign debt surpasses $49m

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Unions say debts weaken agency’s liquidity, petition Minister over NiMet planned strike The Joint In-House Unions of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have petitioned the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over a looming industrial action threatened by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Warning that the aviation ecosystem is on the brink of a systemic crisis, the unions, comprising Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association…

PenCom, NSIWC Intervene in NAMA, Retirees’ Pension Dispute as Actuarial Report Clears Grey Areas

Posted on June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) have stepped in to defuse brewing tension between the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and its retirees over outstanding pension adjustments. At the heart of the friction are harmonised pension benefits and adjustments spanning multiple review periods—specifically 2007, 2010, 2019, and 2024. The breakthrough followed a joint weekend meeting at NAMA’s Abuja headquarters, where management and retiree representatives…

‘We Don’t Deny NAMA Pays Standard Pensions, We Demand Approved Increments’

Posted on June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Pensioners Association (AMPAN) said at no time did the association claim that the agency had not paid the ex-workers’ accrued pension. One of AMPAN members, Mr Stephen Olopha, told Aviation Metric that the bone of agitation is that NAMA has yet to implement and pay the Retirees their Pension increases as approved by the Federal Government since 2007, which he said the agency had equally admitted in its rebuttal. He noted…

We Don’t Owe Retirees, NAMA In-House Unions Declare

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Debunk Claims of 1,000 Unpaid Retirees The Joint In-House Unions of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has disclosed that the agency does not owe retirees their pension benefits, adding that the assertion that over 1,000 retirees are being denied pension benefits is inaccurate and inconsistent with available records. They stated that NAMA has discharged its statutory obligations regarding accrued pension rights, pension remittances and retirement-related benefits under the Contributory Pension Scheme. They urged stakeholders…

Retirees’ Welfare, Reforms In NAMA: Setting The Record Straight

Posted on May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 by Wole Shadare

By Dr Abdullahi Musa The attention of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been drawn to a recent monitored television interview concerning retirees’ outstanding entitlements and allegations targeted at the leadership of the agency under the Managing Director, Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar. While every retiree has the legitimate right to raise concerns regarding welfare matters, it has become imperative to place facts in proper perspective and correct deliberate distortions that could mislead the public…

NAMA deploys mobile control tower at MMIA, plans new CoS for staff

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has deployed a mobile control tower at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The deployment follows a period of temporary operations after a major fire on February 23, 2026, which gutted the old terminal (Terminal 1) and severely damaged the main aerodrome control tower’s air-to-ground communication equipment. The mobile tower is fully positioned and has undergone successful test runs. Air traffic controllers are prepared to begin full…

Mobile control tower ready for deployment at MMIA in few days, says NAMA

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

AFTN restored, fully operational The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NCAA) has explained why it has taken some time to deploy a mobile control tower at Lagos airport. The agency, through its spokesman, Dr Abdullahi Musa, said in a statement that the installation of aviation control infrastructure cannot be undertaken in a hurried or improvised manner. Contrary to the impression created in the media, Musa clarified that the aviation safety tool was ready for deployment and…

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