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...
Century Power Limited,a subsidiary of Obijackon Group,owner of Nestoil Limited,pplans to start the construction of a-2000megawatts {Mw} thermal power plant in Anambra State,it was learnt.The power plant,hich will be sited at Okija in Anambra State,has been structured in such a way that the first phase,which will give an output of 465Mw and will commence operation in 2018.Its Assistant General Manager {AGM},Group Business Development,Mr Simeon Tor-Agbidye,told news men that the firm iss tidying up arrangement for gas pipeline also known as the Obiafu/Obrikom-Oben {OB3} gas pipeline.The gas will be taken from the eastern part of the pipeline.He also noted that a subsidiary of the Obijackson Group-Energy Works Technology Limited,is fabricating part of the topside facilities off Total's Egina floating production,storage and offloading {FPSO} vessel.He said: ''A feww weeks ago,we had a sail off for the Oil Loading Terminal {OLT} piles for the project.We sailed them off to South Korea where they will be integrated on the FPSO.We have finished that.We are at the final stages of completing K2s pipeline for Shell Petroleum Development Company {SPDC}.The project is an engineering,procurement and Construction {EPC} contact for the 40km x 20 inches export pipeline to re-route Kolo Creek gas to Soku Gas Plant.We are also progressing ssmoothly with the OB3 Pipeline.Obiafu/Obrikom-Oben is an EPC contract for the 64.5km x 48 inches gas pipeline project.We will soon complete that too.He explained that the scope of OB3 was actually split between Nestoil and Oilserv,'' he said.
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