Nigeria plans to establish an aviation university to promote research, development and production of high level manpower.

Aviation minister Hadi Sirika revealed the plan on Saturday after a familiarisation tour of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) in Zaria, Kaduna State.

“The aviation university will be different from NCAT; the university will be fully into research and development and production of higher level management manpower need of the industry.

“The university will go into deep research, with the hope that in the near future, we will be able to manufacture aircraft components, until when we are able to produce the aircraft itself.

“Since the technology is available around the world, is no longer a hindrance, it is our own ability and capability to pursue it,” he noted.

While sighting example of countries like Brazil and India, who produce aircraft, the minister observed that “if such countries could do it, why not Nigeria’’.

“The technology is known, we are not reinventing it, we just put our act together in doing it. So, the university will cater for that, while NCAT will continue to provide the services in the institute,” he noted.

Commenting on the decentralisation of NCAT by the previous administration, Sirika said it was a diluted effort that would make the college less-efficient and less-capable to do what it was set out to do.

“Remember, it was the UNDP that partnered with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Nigerian government to produce this institution.

“And it is one of its kind, so why are going to reduce its capacity and capability?. Our own task is to improve, enhance and upgrade the capacity and ability of the college to do more.

“But if somebody feels that he has funds to go and establish a facility somewhere to do some kind of training, of course, we will support him,” he assured.

Earlier, the Rector of the College, Capt. Samuel Caulcrick, said the college was the bedrock of aviation industry because the industry was highly regulated and dynamic.

He enumerated some challenges of the college to include funding and obsolete facilities which worked against its rapid growth.

The rector said NCAT had many uncompleted projects that needed to be looked into to enable it achieved the desired goals.

http://www.kikiotolu.com/2017/01/nigeria-to-establish-aviation-university.html

Lalasticlala Mynd44 seun Dominique

Liars

Good

Nigeria to establish.
Another scam loading.
E no go better for this government.

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politicians sabi scope ehn...next 5 year dem never lay any foundation nor to tok of establishing. ..
buh wait...I just gav furk right ?

Yeah......this is a good development to our Aviation Industry. It's a round peg in a round hole.

The long awaited Nigeria Airway kicks off soon. Buhari is working, let wailers continue to do their thing

school dat an average nigerian cant afford

nice 1......nigeria will be great again.........buh i dnt still give a fuvvkk!!

The ones already established what have come out from it? The polytechnics, Universities, Federal Colleges established, what have been known of them in the Nigeria , Africa and the world? What establishment formed by the Nigerian government since 1960 that has been given thumbs up? The universities (education sectors) are dragging last in world ranking, the health sectors have nothing except old telescope stethoscopes, the oil sector is a den of thieves, drinking the black cursed liquid, the finance sector has no value that the highest denomination can't buy proper meal, and now the aviation sector? Well I expect a two bedroom building without a flight simulator and name "aviation school of the federal republic".

What about aviation schools in ilorin, zaria and lagos

Hmmmm! Was it not NCAT Amaechi gave as the reason for cancelling the Maritime School in Okerenkoko? Let's see if he will approve this one because we already know it will be sited.

What was she waiting for all this while? To turn 100 before establishing an aviation school?!

There are already speculations that the Aviation University will be sited in Jigawa, so the topic should have read “Hausa/Fulani To Establish Aviation University in Jigawa”.

When the tenure of “Daura Cow” expires and a Southerner assumes leadership, we shall also establish our own Aviation Universities in the South-West, South-East & in the Niger-Delta - Shikena!

hmm,none in the east and south south?

Nigeria government again isokay ooo

but m not understanding again.....Nigeria govt lying since 1st century

I hope the university will not be in the North

Great

Na wa o.... They want to embezzle some billions of dollars again and 3 years later, we'll have EFCC pursuing them endlessly...... Na '' Aviation''

Every investment in the North is a business, prepare to be destroyed in the nearest future

Nigerian government

Research in aviation What are we going to do that hasn't been done by the whites
Do we have the resources Technocrats
Besides, how many Nigerians would be able to afford the cost of the registration and some other expenses attached to it
Yes it's cool to improve local production, but aeroplane To be honest, I don't see that happening in near future.
Some Nigerians are still not convinced to patronise INNOSON cars. And you expect them to board an aircraft made in Nigeria Mba. .... Kolè werk.

Instead of establishing a National Carrier..


Nation of idiots.

How can a nation like Nigeria not have a fully functional National carrier?

Zoharariel:
There are already speculations that the Aviation University will be sited in Jigawa, so the topic should have read “Hausa/Fulani To Establish Aviation University in Jigawa”.

When the tenure of “Daura Cow” expires and a Southerner assumes leadership, we shall also establish our own Aviation Universities in the South-West, South-East & in the Niger-Delta - Shikena!

It's logical to establish maritime university in the south

candidbabe:
Nigeria to establish.
Another scam loading.
E no go better for this government.

if E no better for this government, don't you think it will affect you?

What did they do with the maritime university established by the previuos govt? Do you also remember they said the amajiri schools established by the previous govt is too expensive to maitain while they have their own children all schooling in best schools here & abroad.

Instead of fixing the existing universities and providing more technical schools as well as vocational colleges?
More jobless graduates with paper certificates loading.......

Just only policy statement, your praise singing started.
Are u drunk or what?

I hope this comes to reality and properly managed.