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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has strongly countered recent claims made by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu regarding alleged lapses in pilot training, drug and alcohol use among flight crew, and oversight failures in Nigeria’s aviation sector. Speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Kalu had alleged that some Nigerian…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has vowed to impose stiff sanctions on Qatar Airways over the alleged mistreatment of a Nigerian passenger and repeated disregard for the country’s aviation regulations. The NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, revealed the move in a statement posted Friday…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has urged domestic airlines to begin blacklisting unruly passengers as a deterrent against growing incidents of in-flight and airport misconduct. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Michael Achimugu, made the call in Abuja during a stakeholder meeting with representatives of local…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed a serious aviation safety breach involving a ValueJet aircraft at the Domestic Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the pilot, Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, commenced departure procedures from the aircraft’s…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a stern directive to all domestic and international airlines operating in Nigeria to strictly comply with the “First Need” compensation policy, which mandates payments to passengers whose checked-in luggage fails to arrive with them. Short-landed baggage refers to luggage that is mistakenly…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that Nigerian domestic airlines refunded over ₦1.03 billion to 5,285 passengers between April and June 2025, following heightened regulatory enforcement and consumer protection efforts. The update, posted on the authority’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, revealed: “Between the months of…
Aviation: NCAA Assures of Secured Airspace, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Access to Dry-lease Airlines Safe and secured airspace, development and deployment of Sustainable, low carbon and cleaner Aviation Fuel and ensuring access to dry-lease airlines as well as commenced Safety and Economic Audit Of All Private Jet Operations In Nigeria are…
With Our Enhanced Surveillance, Nigeria’s Airspace is Safer Now- NCAA The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given an assurance that with it’s enhanced safety surveillance, the Nigerian airspace is safer now. The acting Director General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo gave the assurance during the staff annual New Year…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has commenced a safety and economic audit of all private jet operations in Nigeria. It has also suspended a private Airline, Mattini Airline Services Limited, over the runway excursion that took place at Ibadan Airport yesterday. In a statement by the NCAA Director, Public…
