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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…