New book to provide facts, figures on aviation journey in Nigeria

A new book entitled, ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation In Nigeria: History, Issues and Prospects’ promises to provide facts and figures on the aviation journey in the country.

Wole Shadare, the author of the book and an award-winning journalist, said the book contains valuable information on the industry that aviation professionals, airline operators, service providers, practitioners, decision makers, students and researchers would find most useful.

“The book, a compendium of facts and figures on the aviation journey so far is a unique source of information for all stakeholders, scholars and researchers who desire to know how aviation has evolved over the past 100 years from the first flight that landed in the ancient city of Kano in 1925.

“The story of Nigeria’s aviation industry has been put in the correct perspective by the author, using his rich and varied experience and uninhibited access to relevant source materials, historical and contemporary areas of Nigeria’s aviation history,” Shadare said.

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He said Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, will be the special guest of honour with other high-profile aviation professionals like Chris Najomo, the director-general of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA); Olubunmi Kuku, managing director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); Umar Farouk, managing director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA); Harold Demuren, former director general, NCAA; Gabriel Olowo, former president Aviation Safety Round Table (ART); Debo Adesina, former Nigerian Ambassador to Togo, among others in attendance.

Demuren, who wrote the preface of the book, will deliver a keynote address and general overview of the aviation industry.

The book will be reviewed by Anthony Kila, a Jean Monnet professor of strategy and development, political economist, strategist, and public intellectual and director at the Commonwealth Institute for Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS), Lagos.

The book will be presented to the public on May 23, 2023. The venue of the launch is Golfview Hotel, 12 Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo Road, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.