‎‎NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).

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 ‎‎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...

A VACCINE AGAINST HIV,HAVE BEEN TRAILED TO SOUTH AFRICA & 5,400 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE THE VACCINE IN NOVEMBER.{READ}

                  It was reported today wednesday that a vaccine against HIV will be trailed in South Africa later this year 2016 after it met the criteria needed to prove it could help fight the epidemic in Africa.A small trial,known as HVTN100,initially took place in South Africa in 2015 to test the safety and strength of Immunity the vaccine could provide,ahead of any large-scale testing in affected populations.Two hundred and fifty two healthy volunteers were enrolled to receive either the vaccine,known as ALVAC-HIV/gp120,or a placebo to compare the extent of immune response generated.The results were presented Tuesday at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban,South Africa.''Thos was precautionary to see if the vaccine looks promising'',CNN reports Linda Gail Bekker,deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre in Cape Town,South Africa,and president-elect of the International AIDS Society,who is leading the vaccine trials,as saying.The vaccine stems from a landmark trial in Thailand in 2009 that was the first to show any protection against HIV,with 31% protection against the virus.This was enough to get experts in the field excited after years with no success.The vaccine was improved for use in the higher-risk populations of sub-Saharan Africa,where a different subtype of the virus also exits.5,400 people across four sites in South Africa will receive the vaccine in November and run for three years.One more photo below.            

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