– The aviation authority strongly maintained that it would clamp down on airports that default the standards

– According to the NCAA, all airports must abide by the given standards in accordance with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR)

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has threatened to close airports in Nigeria which did not meet given regulatory standards.

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman made this disclosure while urging both the federal and state-owned airports to comply with the regulatory body to ensure standards across the airports in the country.

Usman mandated that all airports in Nigeria must abide by the given standards in accordance to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR), which is the domestication of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulations.

The Director-General said that every airport must meet safety, security standards and must be able to enhance passenger facilitation.

“We will not allow any airport to continue to exist if it does not meet that given international standard. That is our own position. We would encourage the states to ensure that whatever they do they must make sure that their airport conforms with international standards, which include international security standard, international safety standard and every other thing that efficiently facilitates passenger movement,” the Director-General said....http://akohaviation.com/2018/01/12/ncaa-threatens-closure-of-nigerian-airports/