As part of its on-going safer skies policy for the country, the Federal Government has injected about than N7 billion into the provision of modern facilities for effective delivery of air navigation services by Nigerian Airspace Management agency [NAMA].

General manager, public Affairs of NAMA, Mr. Supo Atobaltele said some of the projects, already approved by the Federal Executive Council [FEC] include the Total Very High Frequency (VHF), Radio coverage of the entire airspace, World Geodetic Survey [WGS-84], automation of Aeronautical Information Services [AIS], and maintenance of the new radar system with foreign firm.

The Managing Director of NAMA, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Auyo, while evaluating the activities of the agency in the last 10 months stated that the contract for the total VHF coverage project, costing N445 million had been awarded while the International Air Transport Association[IATA], is handling the WGS-84 project at a cost of N360 million.