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Obsolete Radar: Ticking Time Bomb, Govt’s swift intervention

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

The clock is ticking. The question is: will we fix the radar before the screen goes blank? asks, WOLE SHADARE For a pilot cruising at 35,000 feet, the silent partnership between the cockpit and the ground is the bedrock of safety. But in Nigeria, that partnership is fraying at the edges. Behind the high-tech jargon and the polished glass of Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers lies a harrowing reality: the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON)…

FG grants NAMA approval to find lasting solution to obsolete radar

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Following a high-level briefing from the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorised the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to find a lasting solution to the geriatric total radar coverage of Nigeria (TRACON). There are indications that the government may consider releasing funds to overhaul and modernise Nigeria’s aging radar infrastructure. In a significant move for Nigeria’s aviation safety, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Umar Farouk Ahmed,…

NAMA to embark on surface movement radar sensitisation

Posted on October 2, 2024October 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to enhance safety, efficiency and awareness in ground operations, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has concluded plans to embark on Surface Movement Radar (SMR) sensitization. The sensitization of the SMR in Lagos on October 4, 2024, at Legend Hotel, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, is an opportunity to elevate stakeholders’ understanding and to contribute to safer and more efficient airport operations. The aviation-wide Surface Movement Radar (SMR) sensitization is a specialized programme…

‘Unidentified’ aircraft over Presidential villa known, NAMA dismisses radar coverage claim

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk said the country’s entire airspace is covered by radar, dismissing claims that the country lacks adequate radar coverage as false and misleading. Farouk in a statement Saturday morning disclosed that the radar stations in Nigeria (Kano, Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt) are serviceable, stressing that radar services for Terminal and Enroute flights are positively identified and provide air navigation services to airspace users. He…