Regulation

Nigerian airlines and aviation unions have signed a repayment agreement ending the TSC strike that grounded dozens of flights, with NCAA confirming a structured six-month remittance schedule.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding under an ICAO capacity-building project to advance Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday, 27 August 2026, expanding its regulatory cooperation framework as part of its ongoing institutional strengthening push.

President Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria's 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from ICAO, a marked improvement that reflects sustained regulatory reforms by the NCAA.

The UK Department for Transport's Aviation Security team has begun a three-day operations assessment at a Nigerian airport — international oversight that reflects the significance of the UK-Nigeria air travel corridor.

The NCAA has threatened tougher regulatory action against Royal Air Maroc — including a possible suspension of the airline's operations in Nigeria — over compliance concerns that the regulator says have not been adequately addressed.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority plans to introduce mandatory RFID baggage tracking across domestic and international terminals to curb missing and misrouted luggage.

The NCAA has waded into the impasse between aviation unions and airlines over TSC debts accumulated during the US-Iran fuel price crisis, urging both sides to return to dialogue and suspend industrial action pending Minister Keyamo's return

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has demanded a 90 per cent share of aviation height clearance fees and a 56 per cent TSC allocation from the National Assembly, confronting every other aviation agency receiving TSC revenue.

Nigeria's aviation unions have fallen into internal disarray over the TSC controversy as the NCAA chapter of NAAE broke ranks with its national body over the agency revenue-sharing formula.

The Airline Operators of Nigeria have urged the National Assembly to scrap the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge entirely and replace it with a FAAN-style pooled funding model allocated across all aviation agencies based on operational need

The NCAA has directed international passengers flying from Nigeria to arrive at airports at least three hours before departure, warning that varying airline check-in deadlines could leave latecomers stranded without recourse.

The NCAA has conducted its 2026 Aeronautical Telecommunication Safety Electronic Personnel proficiency checks, ensuring Nigeria's air navigation communication staff meet ICAO-required competency standards.

The NCAA has revealed that Max Air processed ₦182 million in passenger ticket refunds to 956 customers during the second quarter of 2026 — while issuing a fresh warning that the airline must accelerate its claims resolution process under Ni

The NCAA and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau have expressed readiness to deepen collaboration on aviation safety oversight, as DGCA Capt Chris Najomo calls for stronger economic regulation to enhance Nigeria's air connectivity.

Nigeria has taken its most concrete step yet toward decarbonising its aviation sector with the launch of a National High-Level Sustainable Aviation Fuel Steering Committee in Abuja — a government-backed body tasked with developing Nigeria's

Industry stakeholders call on the NCAA to develop additional revenue streams to reduce dependence on the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, as airline non-remittance undermines the agency's ability to sustain safety oversight.

Former FAAN MD Dr Richard Aisuebeogun delivered the keynote at the African Aviation and Aerospace University third matriculation, urging students to align their ambitions with the mission of transforming Africa through aviation and aerospac

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency says it sustained safe air navigation services and continued CNS/ATM infrastructure upgrades through the first half of 2026, despite funding and ageing-equipment challenges.

The NCAA and the Nigerian Army signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 10 July 2026 to strengthen aviation security cooperation, covering airspace surveillance, airport perimeter protection and counter-drone coordination across Nigeria.

Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has led a high-level delegation of Nigerian airline operators and aviation officials to Bombardier's Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre in Montréal, Canada — completing the Federal Government's comprehensive

A group of aviation stakeholders under the Concerned Aviation Stakeholders banner has called on the federal and state governments to urgently address the surge in Jet A1 aviation fuel prices, warning that the current price environment threa

The NCAA's Joint Action Committee has called for NAMA to be commercialised or privatised to modernise air navigation infrastructure — triggering fierce pushback from NAMA unions who say airspace management is a sovereign national security a

Aviation workers' unions ATSSSAN and NUATE have issued a 14-day ultimatum to Nigerian airline operators to remit all outstanding five per cent Ticket Sales Charges, warning that failure to comply could trigger industrial action capable of g

ANAP Secretary-General AbdulRasaq Saidu warns that a growing debt crisis from airline non-remittance of the five per cent TSC and inter-agency defaults is stripping aviation agencies of revenue needed to sustain safety oversight and critica

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers has issued a strong warning against a National Assembly bill that would cut the NCAA's share of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge from 56 per cent to 40 per cent — arguing that w

The Nigerian government has moved to cap Jet A1 aviation fuel prices — the most direct relief action yet for carriers that warned of domestic flight suspensions and Hajj airlift disruptions following months of fuel cost surges.

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency is owed more than ₦34.69 billion by FAAN, airlines, state governments, and corporate organisations — a debt burden that unions warn is threatening the agency's ability to meet its statutory obligation

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has formally inaugurated its Service Charter at its Corporate Headquarters in Abuja on 25 June 2026, establishing for the first time a publicly accountable set of service standards, response times, and p

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has stepped into a dispute between Emirates Airlines and NJetours Ltd, using its regulatory mandate to protect Nigerian passengers caught between the international carrier and the local travel company —

NCAA Director-General Capt. Chris Najomo has issued a call for urgent collective action to ensure environmental sustainability becomes a central consideration in Nigerian aviation operations — aligning the NCAA's regulatory agenda with ICAO

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has concluded its investigation into the high airfares charged by Nigerian airlines during the 2025 Yuletide period and is now considering whether to mandate refunds to affected pas

At the Lomé African Air Transport Convention, Keyamo committed Nigeria to streamlining permits for African carriers and leading the Banjul Accord Group to treat West Africa as a unified domestic aviation market within 24 months.

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has convened a stakeholders meeting at its Kano Regional Office to directly address complaints from passengers denied boarding at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport — bringing together airlines, air

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has issued Aviation Security Authorisation Certificates to six institutions and aviation service providers, formally expanding the network of entities cleared to operate within Nigeria's civil aviation s

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has formally presented an Approved Training Organisation certificate at its Corporate Headquarters in Abuja on 10 June 2026, expanding the network of institutions certified to deliver aviation training t

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has sanctioned Saudi Arabian Airlines with a ₦6 million penalty for consumer protection infractions at its Nigerian operations — the latest exercise of the authority's increasingly assertive enforcement

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has officially launched Nigeria's first comprehensive Drone and Unmanned Aircraft Systems management platform, establishing a formal regulatory framework for drone registration, operator licensing, and a

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has lifted its enforcement action against eleven domestic carriers following President Tinubu's approval of a 30 per cent discount on outstanding statutory debts — but the authority is clear the underlyi

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has gone live with a centralised digital system for personnel licensing and medical certification, ending years of paper-based processing and marking the first phase of the authority's broader technology

The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to advance crew training and maintenance, repair and overhaul advisory services in Nigeria.

At the Nigerian Aircraft Acquisition and Investment Summit 2026 in Lagos, Aviation Minister Keyamo told global financiers and lessors that Nigeria has taken concrete steps to de-risk aviation investment — through Cape Town Convention implem

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released its preliminary report on an Arik Air Boeing 737 engine incident that prompted a safe diversion to Benin, with no injuries reported.