Nigeria to host ICAO World Aviation Forum

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Nigeria is set to become the first country to host the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), World Aviation Forum (IWAF), scheduled to hold from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22 in Abuja.

Mr Ariyo Akinfewa, media consultant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Friday in Lagos, said that although this was the third edition, it was, however, the first time it was being hosted outside the ICAO’s headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

Akinfewa in a statement said this year’s edition was a special forum because the global aviation communities would converge in Nigeria to deliberate on the theme: “Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure.”

“The country is more than delighted to play host to this all-important forum as the first country in the world to do so.

“This is a rare opportunity for Nigeria being the first time the forum is being held…



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