The Nigerian aviation industry is currently experiencing shortage of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs), with not more than 350 ATCs manning the 27 airports, aerodromes and airstrips in the country, checks by Daily Trust have shown. ATCs are the personnel responsible for the safe and orderly flow of air traffic across the world. With over 100,000 flights taking off and landing worldwide per day, the ATCs are responsible for safe air navigation and prevention of collisions.

October 20, every year has been set aside to celebrate individual ATCs, wherever they work or under whatever conditions they work, who strive each minute to give the utmost in service to the flying public to bring them safely and efficiently to their destinations.

But stakeholders have decried the challenge of inadequate ATCs manning all the airports in the country. Daily Trust reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) manages about 22 airports, while there are other private aerodromes and airstrips requiring the services of ATCs on a daily basis. According to the executive summary of flight operations of NCAA for June, 2019, domestic airlines operated 5,323 flights, which implies that on the average, there are about 170 to 180 daily domestic flights apart from the international flights.

Currently, 27 foreign airlines fly into the country on a daily basis with some of them doing between two to four daily flights. Experts say the number of ATCs manning Nigerian airports is a far cry to what is obtained in advanced countries, especially the US, where there are 43,290 average daily flights with more than 14,000 ATCs managing traffic at many of the 700 facilities.

President of the Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), Abayomi Agoro, lamented the shortage of ATCs in the system, saying the 350 personnel manning all the airports in the country were too inadequate and below the standard stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Agoro said, “What ICAO stipulated is about 700 ATCs, and as at that time, I don’t think we have up to 27 airports and airfields as we have right now, and some states are still trying to build new airports. So, it means that the less than 350 ATCs is inadequate, and we also try as much as possible to tell the government to increase the retirement age of ATCS from 60 to 65 in order to bring a kind of balance.”

He, however, lauded the management of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for recruiting more ATCs in recent years, pointing out that Nigeria’s airspace was one of the safest in the world. The General Secretary of NATCA, Banji Olawode, said, “What could be done to address the shortage which we have suggested severally is the annual recruitment and timely training of at least 50 ATCs for the next 10 years to bridge the gap, and the annual attrition due to retirements and other natural causes.”

A competent source at NAMA confirmed to our correspondent that there were plans to deploy more ATCs into the system, saying, “There are two batches of ATC cadets in Zaria at the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT); they have finished their training actually. “I can confidently tell you that there is plan to employ more people to replace those who are leaving the system.”

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/shortage-of-traffic-controllers-hits-nigerias-airports.html

They should recruit!!!




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See dis ones... Is there any thing in dis country dat we are not suffering shortage from? Both our human and physical infrastructure is grossly inadequate. U go to d hospitals there aren't enough beds and U'll see ppl on mats and bare floors. D hospitals are even understaffed with doctors and nurses being overworked. D police force is d same thing or even worse... An estimated 400k policemen policing over 200million ppl... Everything about dis country screams inadequacy

What a country

There's no institution that have escaped some backwardness since 2015. Sad

eTECTIV:
See dis ones... Is there any thing in dis country dat we are not suffering shortage from? Both our human and physical infrastructure is grossly inadequate. U go to d hospitals there aren't enough beds and U'll see ppl on mats and bare floors. D hospitals are even understaffed with doctors and nurses being overworked. D police force is d same thing or even worse... An estimated 400k policemen policing over 200million ppl... Everything about dis country screams inadequacy

...that's to say nothing is really working in that country because of INADEQUACIES in all RAMIFICATIONS

This is one industry that doesn't have job scarcity.

If you have the opportunity to train and become an ATC, now is the time.

ziegurf:



...that's to say nothing is really working in that country because of INADEQUACIES in all RAMIFICATIONS

Exactly... Even d President and his govt is inadequate

Last time I checked Nigeria had no functioning Airport.. so how?

One day we'll get it right in this country. I hope.

One day, Nigeria will be great. But when that time comes, mediocres will be shut out.

A competent source at NAMA confirmed to our correspondent that there were plans to deploy more ATCs into the system, saying, “There are two batches of ATC cadets in Zaria at the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT); they have finished their training actually. “I can confidently tell you that there is plan to employ more people to replace those who are leaving the system.”

Then they better do that NOW!
A better and more better Nigeria is what we want.

See Avenue to create jobs

unrefined cruid oil available

What a Country,,please who did this to us

Whose fault?

You post this thread twice!!!

They can always recruit repentant (and illiterate) Boko Haram members.
Sai change.

Cc lzaa gmbuharii afamed anonimi iceberg3 adaibeku

This country is dead, but dat suya guy will disagree with me, useless fellow

jidemoh:
This is one industry that doesn't have job scarcity.

If you have the opportunity to train and become an ATC, now is the time.

nothing goes for free in awa kantri

and two of the same thread makes FP??
RIP nairaland we will miss u
2005-2019
what a great lost

The truth is that awe've too many problems to fix in this country....na small small we go tay reach the promised land...Though i see this as a PDP propagadan.

Buhari sef..!

Niger is short on everything

They re the one clamouring for recruitment
And if someone decide to apply/join, Boom

The normal drama of CONNECTION will start again. foolish fellows

Make we send CV Na. Who De collect am?

They are training some guys at the moment.

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Then they better do that NOW!
A better and more better Nigeria is what we want.

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Nuclear99:
This country is dead, but dat suya guy will disagree with me, useless fellow

Na everything dy hit Nigeria, ghana just collect best west African airport. Naija we still dy struggle for traffic controllers.