NAMA commits to support enabling environment for engineer’s to thrive
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Friday restated commitment to ensuring a professional environment where the skills of air traffic engineers would thrive.
The Managing Director of NAMA, Dr Umar Farouk, made the remark at the Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) in Lagos.
Farouk was represented by the Director of Air Traffic Services at NAMA, Mr John Tayo.
He said the Agency’s ongoing modernisation efforts from Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) upgrades, advanced automation systems were built on a foundation strengthened by the engineers competence and dedication.
“At NAMA, we recognise your work. We value your contribution. And we remain fully committed to supporting a professional environment where your skills can flourish and where modern technology and continuous training are prioritised.
“As Air Traffic Engineers, you occupy a strategic position in sustaining the integrity of our CNS infrastructure. Your expertise remains the backbone of safe and efficient air traffic management.
“Every radar sweep, every communication channel, every navigational aid, and every emerging digital system depends on your vigilance, precision, and innovation,” he said.
Farouk said that the gathering was not only an opportunity for technical dialogue but a platform for collaboration, mentorship, and alignment with global best practices.
He promised that come 2026, the agency would work closely with NAAE to ensure system reliability.
“I urge you to engage deeply, share boldly, and challenge conventional thinking as we collectively shape the future of air navigation services in Nigeria.
“As we look toward the coming year, NAMA will continue to work closely with NAAE to improve system reliability, foster innovation-driven operations, and build a workforce that is adaptable, empowered, and future-ready.
“It is in that spirit that the management is walking around the clock to see that all the operational, administrative, and general welfare of assets receive desired attention,” he noted.
Farouk also added that as technological evolution continue to redefine aviation, the responsibility of the agency was not only to keep pace, but to lead by clarity, competence, and creativity.
The President of NAAE, Mr Selzing Miri celebrated the dedication of members to the Nigerian airspace which had contributed to the development of the airspace and development of Nigerian’s airspace.
Miri noted that the engineers had remained efficient, professional in their mandate even when faced with challenges.
“We are faced with challenges that range from lack of working tools, sometimes good working environment sometimes operational demand or desires.
“Sometimes even poor or lack of adequate training hampers some of our operations and successes that is desired.
“These works are worth celebrating; our engineers have been very industrious, active, proactive, diligent even without the enabling environment but we have been up to our tasks and delivering our job with great dignity,” he said.
Miri praised the Federal Government, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), NAMA among others for unwavering support.
He emphasised the need for factory trainings for engineers to ensure hands-on training; noting the importance replacing obsolete machines with new ones to enhance safety.
Speaking on the theme, the FAAN Managing Director, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, emphasised the importance of air traffic engineers.
She explained that they were the experts who powered the invisible network—encompassing “the radars that see, the navigation aids that guide, the communication systems that connect, and the surveillance infrastructure that assures.”
She said: “You are the guardians of the technical integrity upon which every safe landing and take-off depends.
“FAAN, as the provider of critical airport infrastructure, acknowledges and values this symbiotic relationship.
“Our terminals run smoothly only because your systems in the tower and the field operate flawlessly.
“The challenges we face-from aging infrastructure to the rapid evolution of technology and increasing traffic demands-required the very collaborative spirit this forum fostered,” she said.
Kuku, who was represented by the Director of Safety at FAAN, Mrs Ifeoma Mba, said that safety, efficiency and innovation were critical in the sector.
She emphasised on more collaborations to drive the collective mandate of ensure a safer Nigerian airspace.
The event had representatives from the Lagos State government, the federal ministry of aviation, air traffic engineers from across the country among others.
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