- CEO
- Olumuyiwa Augustus Olumekun
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Other transportation
- Address
- Lagos Nigeria
- IPO Date
- Sep 10, 2007
- Business
- Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) is a Nigeria-based aviation services provider that delivers comprehensive airport ground handling, passenger facilitation, air cargo management, and logistics solutions across commercial airports in Nigeria. Founded in 1979 and headquartered at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, the company serves scheduled international and domestic airlines, cargo operators, non-scheduled charter carriers, and logistics integrators. NAHCO operates through multiple business segments organized across aviation ground services, logistics, free trade zone management, and ancillary support. Its core offerings comprise passenger handling services, including passenger check-in, baggage acceptance and tracking, boarding gate control, transfer desk management, lost and found services, and VIP meet-and-assist operations; ramp and aircraft handling services, including aircraft marshaling, pushback and towing, baggage loading and offloading, unit load device handling, cabin cleaning and disinfection, lavatory and potable water servicing, ground power unit (GPU) and air starter supply, and aircraft de-icing; cargo handling and warehousing services, including export and import cargo processing, customs-bonded warehousing, courier and mail handling, valuable and vulnerable cargo protection, dangerous goods acceptance, and temperature-controlled storage for pharmaceuticals and perishable goods; and professional aviation training services delivered through the NAHCO Learning Institute, which provides IATA- and NCAA-accredited programs in dangerous goods regulations, ramp safety, aviation security, and customer service. Beyond its core airport operations, the company operates specialized subsidiaries comprising NAHCO Free Trade Zone (NFZ) for commercial free zone management and distribution; NAHCO Logistics for freight forwarding, domestic trucking, and multimodal haulage; NAHCO Commodities Limited for agricultural produce export handling; NAHCO Travels & Hospitality Limited for travel management; and NAHCO Power Solutions for energy distribution. In recent operational developments, NAHCO has executed a multi-billion-naira Ground Support Equipment (GSE) fleet modernization program, deploying advanced electric and motorized ground handling equipment to enhance apron turnaround efficiencies across its operating stations. The company has also expanded its cold-chain export handling infrastructure with dedicated processing centers for agro-allied exports, renewed long-term ground handling service level agreements with premier international carriers including Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, and enacted an executive leadership succession appointing Olumuyiwa Olumekun as Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer to steer its strategic expansion roadmap targeting multi-sector revenue growth through 2029.