Nigeria, July 8 -- The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that plans to reduce its statutory share of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) could undermine aviation safety and weaken its ability to effectively regulate Nigeria's aviation industry.

The warning comes as the National Assembly considers a bill seeking to reduce the NCAA's share of the TSC in favour of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).

Under the existing arrangement, the NCAA collects the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and distributes the proceeds among key aviation agencies, including NAMA, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)....