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SAHCOL is the aviation handling coy of the year-Award




The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has been awarded Aviation Handling Company of the year.
The award was given at the 3rd edition of the Nigerian Transport Awards held at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Mobolaji Bank Anthony, Ikeja, Lagos. 

The award is to recognize players in the Nigerian Transport and Logistic Industry covering all modes of transportation as well as Allied Industry in the country. It is meant to encourage Nigerian professionals to put in their best in the development of the Transport sector.

The award ceremony was attended by the Captains of Industry in Aviation, entrepreneurs, and dignitaries in the automobile industry and distinguished guests from all works of life. 
The ceremony also included a lecture which was taken by Engineer Ibrahim Abdulsalam , the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency(NAMA).
SAHCOL is incorporated as an Aviation Ground Handling Service under the Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 .It is a Nigerian owned enterprise involved in the activities which includes Passenger Handling, Ramp Handling, Cargo Handling and Warehousing, Aviation security, Baggage Reconciliation, Crew bus and Executive Lounge services and other related Ground Handling services.
SAHCOL was recognized as a company whose value and thinking patterns are supportive of Transport Development in the country and also a company whose services are equal to none in the Aviation Industry.
The lecture that was presented by Engineer Ibrahim Abdulsalam, the Managing Director and Chief Executive  of NAMA with the theme: Aviation Safety(and Security) In Nigeria :The Way Forward. The lecture emphasized that various strategies, plans and initiatives have been adopted over the years for the development of the air transport system. 
These initiatives include Federal Government Transformation agenda, Aviation Roadmap, Aviation Commits, amongst others. He proposed that the factors necessary for aviation safety and development includes private sector initiatives in the Nigerian Market, rapid development of airport infrastructures, Government awareness for safety and security.

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