FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).

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 FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION  The  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, to allow for major runway rehabilitation works. A statement by the  Minister says the closure has become necessary to improve safety and operational efficiency at the airport, ahead of the Christmas travel season. It adds that the rehabilitation project is a joint partnership between the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, and will involve repairs to deteriorated sections of the runway, treatment of surface cracks, filling of potholes, resurfacing, and extension works to accommodate larger aircraft. The Minister disclosed that he had earlier spoken with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who, along with other critical stakeholders in the South-East, agreed on the need for the temporary closure. The airport i...

NAF PROVIDES MEDICAL SUCCOUR TO 3 COMMUNITIES ATTACKED BY BANDITS IN KADUNA STATE.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday, 5 March 2020, commenced a 3-day medical outreach to the Kerawa, Mubale and Marina Communities in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, that were affected by recent armed bandits’ attack. The outreach is being conducted in furtherance of the NAF’s efforts to relieve the plight of inhabitants of the 3 communities by meeting their healthcare needs.
The Medical Team from the 461 NAF Hospital Kaduna, led by its Commander, Group Captain Ahmed Saidu, while on a visit to one of the Community Heads before the commencement of the exercise, stated that the outreach was being conducted at the instance of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as part of the NAF’s Civil-Military relations efforts aimed at wining the hearts and minds of the people in the affected communities. The Commander said, apart from the medical services that would be provided at the venue, critical cases would be referred to the NAF Hospital in Kaduna for further treatment.
In his response, the Community Head of Kerawa, Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu, expressed appreciation to the NAF for coming to the aid of his community by promptly responding on the day of the attack through air strikes which had saved the community from further mayhem. He also thanked the CAS for the medical support which, he said, would go a long way in addressing the healthcare challenges of the affected communities.
Beneficiaries, who trooped out in their numbers to benefit from the exercise, expressed their joy to the NAF, stating that the gesture was a display of love by a Service that has the interest of the public at heart. Medical services being provided include general medical, optical and dental check-ups as well as provision of prescription eyeglasses and conduct of health talks. Others are deworming and immunization of children and distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women and nursing mothers.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force.
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