Chai! Make I gist you about how our local aviation just take run am big! United Nigeria Airlines don team up with Afe Babalola University, wey dem sabi as ABUAD, to make sure say naija students dey ready to enter cockpit like pros!
The partnership start for February 2026 and e go dey run for 10 years, you sabi? Dem no just sign MoU for mouth, dem get solid plans wey go make 20 final-year students from ABUAD dey enjoy hands-on training for aviation every year. Na wah!
Dis training go fit help address wetin dem dey call ‘experience gap’ wey dey affect many graduates for aviation industry. As we dey talk now, a lot of graduates sabi textbook, but dem no sabi wetin real world be like. Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, wey be Chairman for United Nigeria Airlines, don talk say na this kind training wey dem dey plan, go make sure say our young engineers sabi work well!
No be only for students matter, oh! This partnership go help aviation industry for Naija too. With more trained engineers wey go dey enter market, airlines go fit reduce technical wahala wey dey cause delay and make passengers dey fear for safety. Na real win-win!
ABUAD don establish better name for demself when e come to education, and this collabo go just ginger am more. Aare Afe Babalola, wey be the founder, don dey push functional education wey go fit help the country grow.
As dem dey sign the MoU, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, don clear say dis training no go cost ABUAD anything. United Nigeria Airlines go handle everything. Dem sabi wetin dem dey do!
While we dey talk about aviation, you fit feel say Naija dey move forward small-small. With this kind partnership, dem go fit reduce the reliance on expatriate engineers and increase local expertise. You no go wan dey hear say na foreign engineer dey come do the work wey our own boys fit do!
A no go lie you, our aviation sector don dey grow, but e get challenges wey we dey face. This MoU fit signal boku hope as more young people go dey ready to face challenges wey dey crop up for industry. And make we no forget dem passengers wey go enjoy better flight experience with better maintenance of aircraft!
This collaboration no just dey about students; e dey about shaping the future of Naija aviation. If we fit work together like dis, e fit change the naija aviation narrative and bring more glory to our skies!
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