The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has listed Nigeria as one of African 14 countries that has achieved effective air safety implementation, scoring above the global average of 61 per cent.

This rating is contained in this year’s ICAO Safety Report, compiled by organisation’s auditors who investigated the compliance with stipulated International safety standards by individual countries across the world.

ICAO , the global aviation regulator, consists of 200 countries.

The Coordinating spokesman of aviation parastatals, Yakubu Dati, said the ICAO 2013 Safety Report lends credence to the Category One certification granted Nigeria in 2011 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States, for meeting stipulated international standards and practices on safety and security.

Dati explained that it signals the success of the Aviation Master Plan developed by the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah.

He said: “The vision is to make Nigerian aviation sector a world-class provider of safe, secure and comfortable air transport sector that is self sustaining and pivotal to socio-economic growth.”

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is sending 96 staff for training is part of on-going efforts to beef up capacity and manpower requirement preparatory to the imminent take-off of the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) automation in November,

NAMA’s Managing Director, Mazi Nnamdi Udoh, said they will be trained in Basic Aeronautical Information Course at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology ( NCAT), Zaria, adding that for effective deployment of logistics, the group shall run the course concurrently in four batches.

Udoh enjoined them to justify the agency’s huge investment in their training by taking their studies seriously.

ICAO has set November 15th 2013 as deadline for the implementation of AIS automation worldwide and the project have reached advanced stage of completion.

AIS automation when in operation, would enhance air safety with pilots sending their aeronautical messages on-line and this would reduce excessive telephone conversation between pilots and air traffic controllers.

Also, in line with the Special Scholarship Programme for youths in Niger Delta, the Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lufthansa to train its pilots.

According to the agreement, some of the pilots who underwent training in South Africa, would be embarking on a14-month training in Germany later this year.

The agreement was signed in Abuja yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman Presidential Amnesty Committee, Kingsley Kuku and the Managing Director of Lufthansa Pilot Training Network, Captain Holger Hoffman.

Kuku explained that the programme is approved by President Goodluck Jonathan to train youths who have interest in aviation.

According to him, “We went into the agreement to develop the aviation industry. It is not enough to train private pilots, it is better to train those that will in turn develop our economy. It is a great window for young men and women who will want to be aviators to harness.

“Twenty pilots from the Niger Delta will be embarking on the first batch of the 14 months training. We are happy that Lufthansa agreed to train them because in the aviation team worldwide, Lufthansa is rated one of the best. We are amazed that they opened their door to us.

“The pilots have passed all requisite exams and texts and have secured their Private Pilot License (PPL) and Commercial Pilot License (CPL) from the Afrika Union Aviation Academy, Mafikeng and Flight Training School, Midrand, South Africa

Tolexander: What is our position among the 14 african countries?

Tolexander: What is our position among the 14 african countries?

agbameta: How safety certification = One of the best?

Is our airspace not supposed to be safe to start with?

Shey make we go charter aso ebi for thanksgiving and make patience close all the road in abuja for celebration and parade ni?

These villagers and their inferiority complex no go kill pesin I swear...


smh...

Omexonomy: [color=#000000][/color]yes we must always expect and want to hear bad news about gej whatever he succeding in doing or archive we must always pour sh1t on it.
But whenever cheap road or cheap brigde is been expensively toll we must always sings praise to high heaven. When the school fees of the poor people university is been increase from N2,000 to N350,000 we must shout praises to high heaven.

manny4life: Abegi, this is too much fresh air... Who else is falling under the anointing of this fresh air?

The Aviation minister has done VERY WELL for herself and has served her nation in a positive manner, posterity WILL NEVER forget her good works. She was determined, she came, she saw, she worked and she conquered. I don't know what the opposition will say now, let me guess, Nigerian officials bribed their way to ICAO, lol.. I keep saying it, the Bible I believe in says,

When the righteous is in power, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people suffer. I hope this brings good tidings, a new wave of aviation investment in Nigeria. As for those who are crying, continue crying. By 2015, the groundwork, the foundation of solid development is complete. After 2015, GEJ's second term will see an aggressive boom.

agbameta: How safety certification = One of the best?

Is our airspace not supposed to be safe to start with?

Shey make we go charter aso ebi for thanksgiving and make patience close all the road in abuja for celebration and parade ni?

These villagers and their inferiority complex no go kill pesin I swear...


smh...

homesteady:

Trust me! You are the one suffering from the inferiority complex!
Between this development and street light, which is better?
So if you celebrated your street light, why shouldn't we celebrated this development!

agbameta: How safety certification = One of the best?

Is our airspace not supposed to be safe to start with?

Shey make we go charter aso ebi for thanksgiving and make patience close all the road in abuja for celebration and parade ni?

These villagers and their inferiority complex no go kill pesin I swear...


smh...

jmaine:

Street light praise and worship session . Nko

In Sincere 9gerian voice. . . . .Yeye dey smell . . . .

Omexonomy: Except for berem the rest of them are not xtian

jmaine:


Simple, they will ascribe it to Lord Lugard as the main master planner and originator . . . .

Omexonomy: Recently a document was unearthed that ascribe all what gej has being doing to the coming of the white man 300 years ago.
Berem, agbamefa and gbawe are having one copy each you can ask them.

jmaine:

Does it matter . . . .Stupidity is Stupidity . . .Simples. . . . .


They get more sillier by the day as they age .. . .Just like wine gets better by the day . . . .

berem: Sharrap joor! stop talking nonsense!

BTW i never see you for beer parlor since! wetin happen?

jmaine:

I sabi slap oo . . . . . . . . .

berem: you wan slap me? you no dey fear? oya go beer parlor make i sama you with nkwobi and odeku!

jmaine:

Correct sister . . .Abeg make am two rounds . .One for now and after work close . . .

berem: Nothing do you Jermaine!

Omexonomy: [color=#000000][/color]yes we must always expect and want to hear bad news about gej whatever he succeding in doing or archive we must always pour sh1t on it.
But whenever cheap road or cheap brigde is been expensively toll we must always sings praise to high heaven. When the school fees of the poor people university is been increase from N2,000 to N350,000 we must shout praises to high heaven.

alpha conde: None of you above me has made a sensible comment.
Back to the matter.
Thanks Gej, hope you can quickly revolutionalize the education sector before you go.

agbameta: How safety certification = One of the best?

Is our airspace not supposed to be safe to start with?

Shey make we go charter aso ebi for thanksgiving and make patience close all the road in abuja for celebration and parade ni?

These villagers and their inferiority complex no go kill pesin I swear...


smh...