A new book entitled, ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation In Nigeria: History, Issues and Prospects’ promises to provide facts and figures on the aviation journey in the country.bit.ly 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.bit.ly 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 and uninhibited access to relevant source materials, historical and contemporary areas of Nigeria’s aviation history," Shadare said.

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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)