archiveNigerian Air Force

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has approved the implementation of a Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy (GPAIP) for all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel. This policy aptly tallies with one of the key enablers of the CAS Command Philosophy, which dwells on, ‘Maintaining a highly motivated force by enhancing welfare and infrastructural renewal.’ While several insurance policies administered by the Ministry of Defence and the NAF Investment Limited cover all NAF personnel, they do not, however, adequately address some hazards and challenges encountered in...

…15 OTHERS COMMODORE The promotion of Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) has been announced by the Nigerian Airforce. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, 22 December 2023, and signed by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali disclosed the elevation by the Airforce Council (AFC) of 37 senior officers to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).A breakdown shows that out of the...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) newly-posted Commandant at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Group Captain B. Topman has sought greater collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in tackling the menace of economic and financial crimes at airports across the country. He made the disclosure in Enugu on Thursday, November 2, 2023, while paying a courtesy visit to the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC. Topman said he visited the Command to seek improved collaboration and effective synergy between the EFCC and the NAF at the Airport. ...

The Group Feature Editor, ThisDay Newspaper, Mrs. Chiemelie Ezeobi, has called on newly promoted airmen of the Nigerian Air Force to work harder to promote the image of the Nigerian Air Force. While decorating one of the four airmen who were recently elevated to the next ranks at the Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Abuja, on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, Chiemelie, urged them to mentor the younger and upcoming ones, reminding them that "if you can't impact anyone around you, then you are just occupying space." She thanked the Director of...

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that air strikes against terrorists, militants, and oil thieves will continue unabated across the nation, which is in an effort to deny criminals the freedom to cause mayhem and havoc against innocent civilians, the environment, and the economy. In a bid to achieve the mandate of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), air strikes were conducted near Arina Woje earlier today, September 1, 2023, as it was confirmed that terrorists and their injured cohorts have continued to use the location, which is...

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has adopted measures aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, which have significantly exacerbated the various security challenges in the country. Air Marshal Abubakar stated this on Tuesday while delivering a lecture, via Zoom, to participants of the Senior Executive Course 45 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. In his lecture titled, “Industrialization, Energy, Security and Climate Change: The Role of the Nigerian Air...

Nigerian Air Force has said that it would not be drawn into the unnecessary rumours being peddled by terrorists with regards to video and pictures of its helicopter that crashed at Chukuba village at Shiriro in Niger State, saying it was not in its character to respond to such claims. NAF Helicopter had crashed on Monday, a crash terrorists purportedly claimed they downed. In a statement on Wednesday by Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet explained that "the attention of the Nigerian...

Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have vowed to make life difficult for oil thieves and their accomplices in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria as they would continue to strike at the heart of their activities. As a result, a sting operation was carried out on Saturday, August 5, 2023, about 4 Nautical Miles South-East of Bille, a riverine area located West of Bonny Island and South of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State.  They struck three boats after they were sighted tapping crude oil from a pipeline; as...