<br>A new book entitled, ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation In Nigeria: History, Issues and Prospects’ to provide facts and figures on the aviation journey in the country.bet9ja.com 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.bet9ja.combet9ja.com Read also: Embraer deepens capacity in Nigeria’s aviation sector with mentorship programme “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.<br>
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<br>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. Read also: Personnel from aviation school, Zaria being poached over poor wage – Abisodun 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.<br>
