Following the certification and designation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) training centre as an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Aviation Security Training Centre on October 9, 2018, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), today, April 23, 2019, held its inaugural ICAO sponsored training: ICAO Risk Management Workshop at the Aviation Security Training Centre, FAAN Training School, Lagos.
Declaring the workshop open, the Managing Director of the Authority, Engr. Saleh who was represented by the Director of Engineering Services, Engr. Salisu Daura noted that the workshop is coming at the appropriate time considering the fact that Civil Aviation is increasingly being targetted by terrorists due to the immense impact it has on human victims, material damages and the integrity of a nation.
Daura who added that risk management is a critical variable in the aviation industry, enjoined member states to cooperate more to ensure proper coordination in dealing with rising risks and terrorist attacks.
In his final remarks, the Director of Engineering Services at FAAN noted that the FAAN/ICAO Aviation Security Training Centre has the capacity to meet the training needs for the West and Central African regions and to contribute substantially to the development and improvement of Aviation Security Training globally.
