NSE Elects NAMA Official as Vice President

The Nigerian Society Of Engineers (NSE), has elected the Deputy General Manager, the Nigerian Airspace Management Aegncy (NAMA), Dr Felicia Nnenna Agubata, as Vice President, representing the South-east zone.

She studied at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology and holds a  B. Eng. in Computer Science and Engineering (1997) and a Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, as well as a doctorate degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Communication Engineering option).

On completion of her National Youth Service Corps assignment at Innovative Systems Limited in 1999, she started work as a Sales Engineer at Compluleb Nigeria Limited in 2001.

Agubata’s  career in the Aviation sector commenced in 2002 upon joining the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA (an Air Navigation Service Provider, (ANSP) responsible for managing the Nigerian Airspace through the Provision, Installation and Maintenance of Navigational Aids, Communication Equipment and Surveillance Systems), as an Electrical Engineer II.

Agubata’s skills and work ethics have earned her three letters of commendation from two different Managing Directors of the agency.  

She was a recipient of two Aviation Scholarships in 2007 (Women in Aviation Scholarship by Pratt and Whitney) and 2010 IAWA/ICAO (International Aviation Women Association/International Civil Aviation Organization) Scholarship being the only African among the ICAO five in 2010. She was privileged to work as an intern, at Air Navigation Bureau (ANB), ICAO Headquarters in Montreal Canada in 2010. Agubata is a 2019 Royal Academy of Engineering GCFR African catalyst phase 3 Grant Awardee.