Nigeria, April 23 -- Nigeria has recorded a 91.4 per cent aviation safety rating following an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), marking a significant improvement from its previous assessment.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) disclosed this on Thursday via its official X account after the conclusion of ICAO's Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) conducted between 15 and 22 April 2026.

The new rating represents a notable increase from the 70 per cent score recorded during the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme carried out between August and September 2023, which had fallen below the global benchmark.

Speaking during the closing briefing held at the Authority's Headquarters in Abuja, ...