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The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the organisation responsible for providing air traffic control, air navigation services and communication infrastructure across Nigeria’s airspace, faces a defining moment.
Burdened by ageing navigational infrastructure, mounting debts, manpower shortages, unresolved pension issues and years of inadequate capital funding, the agency faces some of the most significant operational challenges in its history.
Yet, under the leadership of its Managing Director, Engr. Ahmed Umar Farouk, who assumed office in December 2023, NAMA has also recorded notable milestones that many industry observers believe could reshape the country’s air navigation system if sustained.
One of the biggest…