SAHCO partners UAE on trade facilitation

Last updated Jun 8, 2026

L-R: United Arab Emirate Embassy (UAE), Public Relations Officer, Dr. Akhidenor Ernest; Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO), Manager, Business Development, Mr. Olufolahan Osunsanya; SAHCO, Managing Director/CEO, Mrs. Adenike Aboderin; UAE Embassy, Head of Mission to Nigeria, His Excellency Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi; SAHCO, Executive Director, Business Development and IT, Mr. Babatunde Afolabi; SAHCO, Operations Marketing Manager, Mrs. Mayowa Osinuga; UAE Embassy, Head of Economic Team, Mr. Hasim Ali Abdalla during the discussions in Lagos.

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has opened talks with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to encourage trade facilitation.

The talks centred around trade facilitation between SAHCO and the UAE with Embassy as a bridge focused basically on e-commerce, airlines, passenger and cargo handling, trade facilitation, ecommerce partnerships and other collaborations.

The Managing Director/CEO of SAHCO, Mrs Adenike Aboderin, who represented the Chairman, Barr Dr Taiwo Afolabi (CON) at the talks, spoke on SAHCO’s operational capabilities and the potential collaborations with UAE various airlines.

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The UAE team had earlier requested for insights into trade facilitation between Nigeria and UAE especially with regards to Airline, Passenger and Cargo handling, trade facilitation, Ecommerce partnerships and other collaborations.

SAHCO is positioned as a premium ground handler and a key player in West Africa, serving both domestic and international airlines.

It has shown strong growth in Passenger handling, Baggage Handling and Cargo handling, with recent expansions in airline partnerships and recognition for safety and service excellence.