The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance) has received Federal Government’s approval to handle shipments with radioactive contents in its facilities at the airports in a first of its kind in the aviation industry.
NAHCO, a diversified multi-billion-naira conglomerate with interests in aviation ground handling, airport management, aviation training, free trade zone, commodities export, and energy solutions, is one of Africa’s leading ground handling service providers with presence in all major Nigerian airports, and is also a leading player in Nigeria’s economy with strong actors in critical segments of the logistics value chain.
The approval, jointly conveyed to NAHCO by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), was contained in a communique issued at the end of their February 25 meeting in Abuja.
In the report of the communique signed on behalf of the two federal agencies by the Assistant General Manager (Legal) NNRA, Mr. Jamil Salau, for the Director-General/CEO of the Authority, Dr. Yau Usman Idris, the agencies stated that by virtue of this approval, “all importers and exporters of radioactive material previously affected by the closure should contact NAHCO for import and export of radioactive material which was affected by the embargo earlier imposed…” (Thisday)