Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is banking on its participation in a regional initiative, set up to address long-standing gaps in the meteorological services affecting air navigation, to boost safety standards and improve operations in its aviation space.

The project, named the Cooperative Development of Aeronautical Meteorology in the Africa-Indian Ocean Region Programme (CODEVMET AFI), is pursuing capacity building in the implementation of safety monitoring across state civil aviation authorities among its goals.

It also plans to put in place a mechanism allowing meteorological service providers to meet the safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

"The programme remains...