Nigeria Industrial Policy: FG secures $380m investment commitments in 90 days
The Federal Government has announced significant progress in the implementation of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP) 2025, recording over $380 million in strategic financing commitments within its first 90 days and advancing key initiatives aimed at boosting local manufacturing, exports, skills development and industrial infrastructure. A 90-day progress report released by the Office of the Minister […]
FG reassures investors of enabling environment
The Federal Government has reassured foreign investors who may be willing to invest in the nation’s economy to be sure of an enabling environment for their investment.
Why we appoint indigenous auditors to probe oil sector – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has explained the reason for appointing indigenous auditors to audit the Nigerian oil and gas sector.
Attracting Africa youths to agriculture: the way forward
The President of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Dr. Namaga Ngongi, was at the recently held international conference on “Young People, Farming & Food: the future of the Agrifood sector in Africa,” in Accra, Ghana.
Again, de-marketing stares brewers in the face
De-marketing, that un-healthy marketing practice which caused ripples within the banking industry, has once again reared its ugly head in Nigeria’s brewing industry, a sector that contributes over 28 per cent of Manufactured Value Added (MVA) goods and provides direct employment to millions of Nigerians.
IATA renews NAHCO’s audit certification
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has recertified the operational performance of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) by renewing the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certificate presented to it last year.
The certification signed by IATA’s Senior Vice-President of Safety, Operations and Infrastructure is valid till 2014. The last certificate which expired in January was presented at a ceremony marking the IATA Day in March 2011. IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations is the most important certification for any aviation logistics and ground handling company, and it is selectively awarded after a long but painstaking audit process.
ISAGO registration is aimed at improving safety and cutting airline costs by drastically reducing ground accidents and injuries; as well as reducing service delivery time. With the ISAGO recertification, NAHCO’s operations have once again received the pass mark of IATA on safe operations and minimum accident records. This will save airlines the trouble of frequent audits of ground operations.
ISAGO is modelled on the successful IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme. The ISAGO programme is an audit system conducted in a standardised and consistent manner, using internationally recognised quality auditing principles. The process of obtaining this certificate began in 2008 when NAHCO started synchronising its Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) with IATA standards. It involved a thorough auditing of operations. This recertification is coming on the heels of the company’s multi-billion naira equipment acquisition and warehouse modernisation.
