Transport Archives - Aviation metric

NSIB partners FRSC, strengthen transport safety

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has strengthened its commitment to improving road safety through a strategic partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies today aims to broaden safety investigations across all modes of transport, including road, aviation, maritime, and railway. This collaborative action is poised to elevate the standards of safety, addressing critical areas such as enforcement and real-time response to…

Transport costs: Nigerians appeal for FG’s intervention as airfares skyrockets

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Fret over insecurity, poor state of roads, …Charges, fuel costs remain stable With the sorry state of roads nationwide and a lack of effective rail connections, Nigerians’ are left with no alternative but to travel by air. However, with airfares hitting the rooftop and hitting an all-time high of nearly N250,000 to some destinations for one-way tickets, it is now out of the reach of the average Nigerian as many have shunned air travel because…

African airlines see 6.2 year-on-year rise in demand for air cargo transport in July

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has has released its July 2024 y-o-y analysis of the air cargo market (a very useful barometer of trade) based on capacity (supply) and traffic (demand). During the month in review, African airlines saw 6.2% year-on-year demand growth for air cargo in July, the lowest of all regions and their lowest recorded figure in 2024. Demand on the Africa–Asia market increased by 15.4% compared to July 2023, just as July…

Protectionism: Barrier to Africa’s air transport liberalisation

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Despite very strong protectionism, we are all witnesses to the short life span of most of the African national carriers with an average life cycle of about 15 years maximum. WOLE SHADAREwrites that protectionism as much as it can be defended may have backfired on the continent’s air transport growth Key factor One key component of unlocking air transport connectivity in Africa is through the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) otherwise known as Africa’s ‘Open…