NCAA, NAF to strengthen airport security

In a bid to further boost security and safety in the country’s aviation industry, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has signed a civil-military Memorandum of Cooperation with the Nigerian Air Force.

A statement signed by the Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, said that the Memorandum of Cooperation would formalise, deepen, and strengthen the existing relationship between the two organisations.

Nuhu, who led the other chief executive officers of aviation agencies to the headquarters of NAF in Abuja on Monday, said that the collaboration between civil and military would also lead to the enhancement of airspace security and safety.

Other CEOs who visited the force headquarters with Nuhu include the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Mr Tayib Odunowo; the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Kabir; directors and top management staff of the three agencies.

Speaking during the courtesy visit, Nuhu said that there had been a series of collaborations between civil aviation and the military in the country and appealed to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, to continue in that trajectory.

He said, “We are here today in preparation for the signing of the civil-military Memorandum of Cooperation with the Nigerian Air Force. It is pertinent for us to work together for the growth of the aviation industry in Nigeria.

“The continuous safety and security of the industry and the country’s airspace is very pertinent for the economic growth of Nigeria. Also, it will enable the country to retain its Category One Status. We need to keep working together as one.”


In his response, Abubakar promised that his office would continue to work with civil aviation authorities in the country.

According to him, the idea of the memorandum was long overdue, reiterating that it would formalise the existing areas of cooperation.

Apart from the memorandum, several other areas of cooperation at the highest level were discussed during the meeting.