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...
Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun,yesterday thursday signed the Twenty Seventeen Appropriation Bill into law.Speaking while signing the bill at his Oke Mosan office,the governor assured that inspite of known challenges,government would strive to achieve Hundred percent implementation of the budget.The governor also seized the occasion to suggest to the leadership of the House led at the signing ceremony by the Speaker,RT.Hon Suraj Adekunbi ,that a date be fixed for the budget presentation,I hope we can get to a situation where there can be a fixed date for budget signing too,''Governor Amosun said.
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