NIGAV awards boosts competition in aviation industry
The Minister of State (Aviation), Senator Hadi Sirika, has commended the organizers of Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, saying that the award has helped to boost healthy competition in the aviation industry.
Senator Sirika who was represented by the Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau, Engr. Akin Olateru at the 7th NIGAV, held in Lagos said that the award has contributed positively to distinguish
NIGAV awards have, over the years, helped to boost healthy distinguish industry stakeholders involved in service delivery, and to promote and instil a culture of adherence to best practices.
According to the minister, the awards have become a catalyst for quality service delivery among competing categories of NIGAV service awards in Nigeria including airport management, aeronautic and non-aeronautic services, media, hospitality, airlines, sundry aviation support vendors, lounge services, shuttle services, agencies and institutions, to mention but a few.
“I dare say the supervising Ministry of Transportation greatly appreciates, and is fully in support of NIGAV.
May I seize this opportunity to sincerely thank the organizers of this award, FCI International Limited, under the leadership of Mr Fortune Idu, and his dedicated team, for a job well-done unrelentingly these past seven years.”
The minister pointed out that “at this crucial time in our national history especially with the economic challenges faced by all sectors of the economic spectrum (including aviation), only the best is good enough to produce the desired improvements in the aviation industry which would, in turn, positively impact the experience of all consumers of our services”.
Sirika also said that hard work, dedication, forthrightness in compliance with safety and security regulatory requirements of the industry, and a customer-centric attitude, are what the aviation industry requires to keep and guarantee the flying public’s safety.
“A “positive passenger flying experience” is fundamental to sustaining the growth of the industry, and the individuals and organizations that have collaborated either jointly or severally, overtly or covertly, consciously or otherwise, to make this attainable are being rewarded in the open today”.
Meanwhile, journalists were honoured in different categories among the print, radio and online platforms.
While Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo of Daily Times won the Best Aviation Reporter for the year 2016 (Print), Nosa Aituamen Radio Nigeria, earned for the Best Aviation Reporter of the year 2016 (Radio) Travel Port operated by Sade Williams won the Best Aviation Reporter of the year 2016 (online).Lilian Eze Mark of Television Continental got the award for the best TV reporter of the year.
