Nigeria has the finest aviation safety record in Africa with only 2 fatal incidents in the past ten years

Nigeria has the finest aviation safety record in Africa, according to Director-General of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru, with just two fatal incidents in the last ten years.This statement was given in Abuja during the 7th Aviation Africa Summit. The country had nine fatalities over the time period, according to Akineru, who spoke on "Nigeria Evolving Approach To Aviation Safety And Learning From Occurrence Investigation - The NSIB Experience." "Nigeria has suffered the tragic loss of 9 lives in two catastrophic civil accidents over the past ten years.“Between 2005 and 2023, 78 accidents and serious incidents have occurred in the country with four incidents in the safety bulletin amounting to 82 while 260 safety recommendations have been issued... “Within the period, there were 12 incidents in the safety bulletin totalling 272 safety recommendations, “ he said.