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  NCAA Statistics: Stop Damaging Airlines With Misleading Delay Rankings By Bonaventure Phillips Melah The recent publication of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA statistics on flight delays has raised questions about how aviation performance data is compiled and communicated. Figures attributed to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority indicated that Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines recorded some of the highest numbers of delayed flights in August 2026. However, raw figures require proper context before they can fairly measure airline performance. The NCAA statistics are useful when they help the public understand reality. However, numbers presented without sufficient context can create impressions that may be misleading and commercially damaging. Therefore, the NCAA should ensure its statistics distinguish between absolute numbers, percentages, causes of delays and the scale of airline operations. According to the published NCAA statistics figures, Nigerian domestic airli...

 NDLEA EDO COMMAND DESTROYS 5 CANNABIS FARMS .. ARRESTS 3, INTERCEPTS TRAMADOL  CODEINE , DIAZEPAM The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo State Command has intensified its crackdown on drug-related activities with successful operations leading to the destruction of five cannabis farms, the arrest of three suspected drug traffickers and the interception of significant quantities of psychotropic substances, including tramadol, codeine cough syrups and diazepam.  Charms and knives were also recovered at one of the drug scenes.  Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD, stated that the cannabis farms are gradually taking over our forests and called on the local government chairmen to collaborate with the NDLEA to stem the illicit cultivation of cannabis. “We cannot continue this way because what began as a little garden is turning into a large plantation. These farms were destroyed in the past two weeks. Chairmen of local government councils are closer ...

  NAMA faults N7.58 billion ILS report  The Nigeria Airspace ManagementAgency has dismissed a newspaper report of September 11, 2026 alleging that it “wasted” ₦7.58 billion on Instrument Landing Systems for Lagos and Abuja airports, insisting that the figure quoted was an old estimate and not the approved contract sum.  Reacting to the report, Dr Abdullahi Musa, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at NAMA, said the approved contract for the supply and installation of CAT III-capable ILS and Distance Measuring Equipment for Lagos and Abuja was ₦1,188,139,913.90.  The contract, he explained, was awarded to Alolis Geo-Science Nigeria Limited, representing Leonardo SPA, formerly Selex, with the requisite approvals of the Bureau of Public Procurement and the Federal Executive Council. According to Dr Musa, the ₦7.58 billion figure originated from a 2019 newspaper estimate which assumed approximately US$3 million per runway and extrapolated it across seven p...

  Expert highlights Tinubu's  policy reforms driving aviation sector growth An airline pilot and aviation industry strategist, Captain Samuel Caulcrick has  enumerated a bouquet of policy interventions  ennuciated by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in the last few years as key drivers propelling the growth of  Nigeria's air travel ecosystem. The expert said the administration's focus on regulatory compliance by statutory aviation agencies , infrastructure renewal , the deepening of more private sector participation in project financing and administration through transparent facility management, is moving the sector from rhetoric into measurable results. Speaking in an interview, while reviewing key performance indices in the air travel ecosystem, Captain Caulcrick said the policy reforms , including implementation of the Ease of Doing Business and protection of local  operators, through the instrument of the : Fly Nigeria Act : which makes a ...

  Expert highlights Tinubu's  policy reforms driving aviation sector growth An airline pilot and aviation industry strategist, Captain Samuel Caulcrick has  enumerated a bouquet of policy interventions  ennuciated by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in the last few years as key drivers propelling the growth of  Nigeria's air travel ecosystem. The expert said the administration's focus on regulatory compliance by statutory aviation agencies , infrastructure renewal , the deepening of more private sector participation in project financing and administration through transparent facility management, is moving the sector from rhetoric into measurable results. Speaking in an interview, while reviewing key performance indices in the air travel ecosystem, Captain Caulcrick said the policy reforms , including implementation of the Ease of Doing Business and protection of local  operators, through the instrument of the : Fly Nigeria Act : which makes a ...

 Ghana's new envoy commends United Nigeria Airlines for efficient service on Accra-Abuja route  ...Seeks stronger partnership with carrier  From Left to Right :  Samuel Ofosu Boateng, Public Relations Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Chibuike Uloka;  Director of Administration, Mr. Linus Awute, Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu, Nonso Atamuo and Inusah Ziblim during a courtesy visit of the airline's team to Ghana's High Commission recently. The Ghanaian High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) His Excellency, Sadiq Abdulai Abu, has commended United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) for its efficient service on the Accra–Abuja–Accra route.  He said this when a delegation from the airline, led by the Director of Administration, Mr. Linus Awute, paid a courtesy visit to him at the Ghana High Commission in Abuja on Wednesday,  September 10, 2026. The visit was to form...

 ANAP comnends Tinubu, Keyamo for settling ex- Airways workers severance benefits The President General of the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Comrade Alale Adedayo, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, for the Federal Government’s commencement of payment of the long-outstanding severance benefits owed former workers of Nigeria Airways Limited. He described the settlement as a significant milestone for Nigerian aviation and its workforce, saying the payment represents an important step towards justice and closure for the affected former employees and their families. In a statement issued on behalf of the aviation workforce and organised aviation unions, the ANAP President-General said the resolution of the matter demonstrated the value of leadership that delivers tangible results and restores hope among workers. The Union Leader said aviation workers and organised labour appreciated effor...