Global rating: Operators now have more confidence in Nigeria’s aviation sector – Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the aviation industry have lauded Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on the recent improvement in Nigeria’s global rating, which they said has boosted airline operators’ confidence in the country’s air transport sector.
DAILY POST reports that Nigeria was recently removed from the global aviation watchlist after its aviation rating rose to 75.5 per cent.
Nigeria’s aviation rating had jumped from 49 per cent to 70.5 per cent after the Federal Government signed the Cape Town Convention Practice Direction in September 2024.
The new global rating allows Nigerian airlines to access dry lease aircraft, thereby enhancing their operational capabilities.
Reacting to the development and other issues in the aviation sector, the stakeholders, under the aegis of Good Governance Advocates of Nigeria, GGAN, commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the improvement in Nigeria’s global aviation compliance score.
Addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Executive Director of GGAN, Dr. Opialu Fabian, noted that operators now have more confidence in Nigeria’s aviation sector, a development which he said has created an environment for business development
