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NSIB preliminary report: Crew lost situational awareness before roadway landing in Asaba

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Cockpit navigation indicators misled plane to land on nearby under-construction roadway Discovers structural damage to aircraft’s left nose-wheel assembly The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has officially released its preliminary report on a bizarre and serious aviation incident in which a private jet mistakenly landed on a paved roadway under construction rather than the runway at Asaba Airport, Delta State. The crew told investigators that their cockpit navigation indications displayed the aircraft as fully established…

Benue Boat Mishap: NSIB Chief Leads Safety Assessment Team to Wadata

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Capt. Alex Badeh Jr., on Wednesday, led a team of investigators and senior officials of the Bureau on an on-the-spot safety assessment visit to Wadata, Benue State, following the recent boat accident that claimed 11 lives. The visit forms part of the Bureau’s ongoing efforts to assess the safety conditions surrounding the accident, gather first-hand information, and engage with key stakeholders…

NSIB secures black boxes from private jet involved in Asaba road incident

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has recovered and secured the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) from the Bombardier Challenger CL-601 aircraft, registration N989BC, operated by VMO Aero Limited. Following notification of the occurrence on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the NSIB immediately activated its emergency response procedures, deployed a Go Team (investigative team) to the site near Asaba, Delta State, and commenced an investigation into the incident involving the…

Ribadu, Bala Usman Lead Major Inter-Agency Intervention Framework for NSIB

Posted on May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 by Wole Shadare

For decades, the standard operation of transport accident investigations in Nigeria ran into a recurrent, invisible wall: ministerial bureaucracy. Final reports detailing systemic safety failures had to navigate the hallways of the supervising ministry, frequently drawing quiet, intense pressure from political and commercial actors desperate to massage findings before public release. However, following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive relocating the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) from the Ministry of Aviation to the Presidency, that era…

NSIB begins Rigasa-Idu railway incident probe

Posted on March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into a railway incident involving a passenger train operating on the Rigasa–Idu rail corridor. The incident occurred at approximately 09:16 hours along the Jere–Asham section near Asham Station in Kaduna State. The section of track where the event occurred is located on a downward gradient. The train, identified as KA2, departed Rigasa Railway Station in Kaduna at the commencement of its scheduled journey to Idu…

NSIB relocated to presidency by Tinubu

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

President Bola Tinubu has officially approved the relocation of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) from the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to the Presidency. This decision, reported today, March 14, 2026, marks the end of a long-standing debate regarding the bureau’s independence. By moving the NSIB to the Presidency—specifically, to report through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA)—the Federal Government aims to align the agency with global best practices, such as…

Four Survive as Cessna 172 crashes at Owerri airport, NSIB begins probe

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A Cessna 172 aircraft operated by Skypower Express crashed yesterday evening during an emergency diversion to the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) confirmed that the flight, registered as 5N-ASR, was originally bound for Port Harcourt from Kaduna before the crew declared an emergency and redirected to the Imo State capital. The aircraft went down in the approach area of Runway 17 around 8:00 PM local time. Fortunately,…

NSIB commences probe into Flybird charter jet incident in Kano

Posted on December 14, 2025December 15, 2025 by Wole Shadare

..8 passengers escape unhurt The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigation into an incident involving a Hawker 800XP aircraft with registration marks 5N-ISB at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State. The aircraft, operated by Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited, departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday, at 09:20 hours local time, as a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight bound for Kano. There were eight persons on board, comprising two cockpit crew members,…

NSIB: Lack of rail maintenance, absence of training, others cause of Asham train derailment

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released the preliminary report on the derailment involving train number AK 1, operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), with locomotive registration CDD5c2 2701. Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, said the report represents early findings and is subject to further analysis, adding that the final report will present detailed conclusions and additional recommendations to enhance rail safety in Nigeria. The accident took place…

NSIB Investigates Cause Of Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Director General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Captain Alex Badeh Jr., has disclosed that the Bureau has deployed investigators to the site of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train derailment to ensure the root cause of the derailment is uncovered. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, Badeh stated that NSIB was aware of the derailment involving a Kaduna-bound train service that occurred…

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