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NAMA responds to alleged rot, ‘wasted’ ILS

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

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) notes with grave concern a newspaper report dated September 11, 2026, entitled “How NAMA Wasted N7.58bn on ILS for Lagos, Abuja Airports.” While the agency welcomes legitimate scrutiny of public expenditure, the report contains fundamental factual inaccuracies, technical misconceptions and allegations unsupported by procurement and operational records. The most fundamental error is the headline figure. The approved contract for the supply and installation of CAT III-capable Instrument Landing Systems (ILS)…

Leaking bucket: Automation failure, unremitted billions shadow NCAA, NAMA war

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The current battle before lawmakers over amending the 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) sharing formula pits two agencies squabbling over a shrinking slice of an uncollected pie, writes WOLE SHADARE Nigeria’s aviation sector is locked in a high-stakes fiscal staring contest. A quiet yet fierce proxy war erupted between two key sister agencies, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the nation’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), the Nigerian Airspace…

Decade-old geriatric tools, budget deficits: NAMA’s strategic modernisation plan

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Farouk Ahmed Umar, has revealed that the agency has made significant progress in overcoming critical operational hurdles since his appointment three years ago, despite persistent financial constraints and ageing infrastructure. Speaking to Aviation Metric in Abuja at the weekend, Umar detailed the state of the country’s Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) architecture when the administration took office in 2023, outlining the steps taken to modernise Nigeria’s airspace….

NAMA proposes 90/10 split with NCAA on obstacle evaluation fees, demands 56% TSC raise

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Wole Shadare

NCAA kicks, DG seeks 65% increase for authority The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Farouk Umar Ahmed, has made a compelling case for an overhaul of the agency’s funding model, warning that sustainable air safety cannot be built on an outdated financial framework. Speaking at a House of Representatives public hearing in Abuja regarding the proposed revision of the statutory sharing formula for the 5% Ticket, Charter, and Cargo Sales Charge…

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…

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