NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).
NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government accelerates efforts to modernize Nigeria’s airpower capabilities and strengthen the Armed Forces’ capacity to respond effectively to contemporary security challenges. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame indicates that the platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters and two H-125 helicopters. The three AW-109s, which form part of 10 recently acquired by the Federal Government, were received in Lagos on 15 September 2026, with the remaining seven expected to be delivered before the end of 2026. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, described the acquisition as another significant milestone in the Federal Government’s sustained investment in the modernization and re-equipment of the NAF noting that the new pl...
According to the National President Dr Muhammad Askira, who said today tuesday in Kano that on thursday June 9,2016,the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria {NARD} will start a nationwide strike.The National President said the decision was taken at the ordinary general meeting of the National Executive Council of the association held between May and June 5 in Jos.He said ''16 out of 58 federal tertiary institutions or centres were exempted from the initial centre based strike for commitment of the Chief Medical Director of the hospitals to implement the Federal Government's directives.''.He said if by midnight on sunday,June 19,their demands were not met,all the members of the association,including those exempted,would join the indefinite nationwide strike.Askira said the association found it necessary to take the painful decision following the inability of the government to meet its demands.''Due to the failure of the government to address the demands of NARD,it has declared a total and indefinite strike.NARD has to take this painful decision in order to highlight the plight of our hardworking members who have had to endure a long period of deprivation and disenfranchisement''.He said the association would continue to be open to discussion and ready to partner government to ensure effective health care service delivery to Nigerians. 
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