NSIB Archives - Aviation metric

NSIB opens probe into Challenger 604 door separation incident

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has officially launched an investigation following a serious air safety incident involving a Triton-operated Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft, registered as T7-SEI. The aircraft, carrying nine people—three crew members and six passengers—experienced a sudden door separation shortly after taking off from Abuja en route to Lagos. According to preliminary details released by the Bureau, the flight departed from Abuja bound for Lagos. At an altitude of 3,500 feet (about 3…

NSIB has no mandate to bring down airlines, we follow the facts-Badeh Jr

Posted on August 24, 2026August 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Following its strategic transition from the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to the Presidency, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) is expanding its multimodal remit across air, maritime, rail, and road networks. In this wide-ranging interview with WOLE SHADARE, NSIB Director-General, Captain Alex Badeh Jr. provides crucial updates on the agency’s legislative transition, operational autonomy under the Office of the National Security Adviser, and ongoing capacity building for investigations into waterways and surface transport. I…

Tailwinds, late touchdown, inoperative autobrake preceded Benin airport runway overrun

Posted on August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 by Wole Shadare

NSIB issues four critical advisories over Benin airport runway overrun ATC line of sight obstructed, missing runway condition reports in Benin incident The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released its preliminary report on the runway excursion involving an Embraer ERJ 170-100LR aircraft operated by Enugu Air Limited at the Oba Akenzua II Airport in Benin, Edo State. The incident, which occurred on 23 July 2026 at about 14:55 local time, involved the scheduled passenger…

NSIB running on deficit budgets over NIMASA, NRC non-compliance

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Captain Alex Badeh Jr., has raised serious concerns over severe funding deficits that threaten the bureau’s expanding multimodal accident investigation operations. Under the NSIB Establishment Act of 2022, agencies such as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) are required to remit statutory percentages of revenue to the bureau. Non-compliance has forced the NSIB to operate on deficit budgets,…

Enugu Air: FAAN Calls for Patience as NSIB Begins Investigation

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The recent runway excursion involving an Enugu Air Embraer E170 at Benin Airport has expectedly dominated public discourse, triggering heightened anxiety after dramatic footage of the stranded aircraft flooded social media platforms within minutes of the incident. However, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has strongly condemned the rush to judgment by self-proclaimed aviation experts who assigned blame before official investigative bodies could even secure the scene. Speaking to Aviation Metric at the weekend,…

Preliminary report out in 30 days as NSIB investigates Enugu Air incident

Posted on July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into a runway excursion involving an Enugu Air Embraer E170 aircraft at Benin Airport. The Director General of the NSIB, Captain Alex Badeh Jr., in a statement said the aircraft, operating as Flight 4264 (registration 5N-ENR) from Lagos (LOS) to Benin (BNI), was involved in a runway excursion after overrunning the end of Runway 05 during landing at approximately 1510 hours local time on Thursday, adding…

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…

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