Federal Ministry of Aviation (Nigeria)

The Federal Ministry of Aviation was one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that regulates air travel and aviation services in Nigeria. The current Minister of Aviation is Hadi Sirika. He was appointed on 21 August 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[1][2]

Organisation

The ministry is responsible for formulation and management of the government's aviation policies in Nigeria.

It is directly responsible for overseeing air transportation, airport development and maintenance, provision of aviation infrastructural services and other needs. The ministry is headed by a Minister appointed by the President, assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil servant.[3] The Ministry is responsible for parastatals such as the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology.[4] The ministry has its headquarters in Abuja.[5] Previously the head office was in Lagos.[6]

Nigerian Minister of Aviation

Sirika Hadi is a former pilot, Former General Manager Katsina State Transport Authority, Former Member House of Representative, and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who represents Katsina North Senatorial District under the platform of Congress for Progressive Change. Sirika held the position of (Vice-Chairman) of the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) Committee set by the Nigerian Senate. He became a senator in 2011. He is currently the Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Departments

Previously the ministry's Civil Aviation Department investigated aircraft accidents. In 1989 the Federal Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA) opened, and the Civil Aviation Department became the FCAA Department of Safety Services. During the same year the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), subordinate to the Ministry of Aviation, was established, and the FCAA no longer had accident investigation responsibilities. The name of the bureau was later changed to the Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau. As part of the Civil Aviation Act of 2006, the AIB became an autonomous agency, the Accident Investigation Bureau.[7] [8]

References
  1. http://aviation.gov.ng
  2. "Buhari assigns portfolios to new ministers". Premium Times Nigeria. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Federal Ministry of Transport (Air)". Federal Ministry of Aviation. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  4. "Brief History". Nigerian College of Aviation Technology. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  5. "LIST AND ADDRESSES OF FEDERAL MINISTRIES IN NIGERIA." Embassy of Nigeria, Washington, D.C. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION Fed. Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way Abuja"
  6. "CIVIL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT NO. CIA 129." (Archive) Federal Ministry of Aviation. Retrieved on 7 June 2012. "Federal Ministry of Aviation, Joseph Street, Lagos"
  7. "About AIB Archived January 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved on 26 February 2012.
  8. http://www.xtremeloaded.com/2268/list-of-current-nigerian-ministers-2015-updated/ Full list of Nigerian ministers from 2014-2015
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