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The Lagos Regional Manager of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Bukola Teriba, has urged women in the aviation industry to take advantage of the Federal Government’s favourable policies to aspire to greater heights in their careers.
Teriba made the call after receiving the “Woman of the Day” award at the 2025 Award Night of Women in Aviation International Nigeria (WAI), held in Lagos.
She commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Director-General of NCAA, Chris Najomo, for creating a conducive environment for women to thrive in the sector.
“President Tinubu, the Minister of Aviation, Barrister Festus Keyamo, and the NCAA Director-General, Captain Chris Najomo, have given women more leadership opportunities in the aviation sector,” Teriba said.
She added: “Women are taking up leadership positions in the sector and it is something we must encourage. We must continue to showcase our capabilities as women. We must not disappoint.”
According to her, the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has opened more doors for Nigerian women to demonstrate professionalism and competence across agencies under the aviation ministry.
“The government is empowering women in all fields. Women are not left behind in the industry.
“What men can do, women are doing better, as you can see from the many women holding various positions in the industry,” she stated.
Speaking on the mission of WAI, Teriba described the organisation as more than just a professional body.
“Women in Aviation International is not simply an organisation; it is a movement. A force that advances women across every career, every field, every layer of this great industry,” she said.
She added: “We exist to encourage, to mentor, to empower and to inspire our members to aspire to the commanding heights of aviation.”
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While urging women to seize opportunities in the sector, she stressed that collective progress was key to industry growth.
“When women rise together with purpose and preparation, the industry does more than grow, it evolves.
“To every young girl looking at the skies and wondering if there is a place for her, we are the answer. The sky is not our limit, it is our runway,” she said.
Delivering a keynote address at the event, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nnamdi Udoh, challenged women in aviation to adopt a healthy work-life balance.
“Aviation is not just a career, it is a calling. It demands precision, discipline, resilience and sacrifice.
“For professional women in aviation, work-life balance is not a luxury; it is a necessity.
“A fatigued, burnt-out professional is a risk-not only to herself, but to the entire aviation system,” Udoh said.
He added: “Supporting work-life balance is not a favour to women, it is an investment in retention, safety, diversity and long-term industry growth.”
On her part, the National President of WAI Nigeria, Rejoice Ndudinachi, said the organisation was founded as a movement to promote inclusion and leadership for women in the aviation ecosystem.
“Women in Aviation was born not merely as an association, but as a movement driven by purpose and resilience, with the belief that women belong in every part of aviation-from the cockpit to the control tower, from engineering to leadership,” she said.
She added: “This milestone is about legacy. It’s about the women who paved the way before us like Captain Chinyere Kalu, and the young girls watching us now—girls who will see aviation not as a barrier, but as a possibility.”
Ndudinachi stressed that WAI would continue to prepare and empower women to take leadership roles in the industry, saying: “We must keep inspiring the next generation of girls to look up at the sky and see opportunity, not limitation.”
