‎‎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...

PRES. TINUBU CONGRATULATES NIGERIAN SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS ON MAKING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HONOURS LIST. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

 

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES NIGERIAN SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS ON MAKING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HONOURS LIST

 

President Bola Tinubu congratulates six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. 

 

This prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.

 

This year's awardees, announced by President Joe Biden on January 14, 2025, are employed or funded by 14 participating United States government agencies. 

 

The Nigerian honorees include Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa; Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University; and Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 

 

Others are Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University; Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive Vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University.

 

President Tinubu commends these trailblazing Nigerians for their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering. 

 

The Nigerian leader notes that recognising these exceptional talents underscores Nigerians' vast potential to excel both at home and on the global stage. 

 

He looks forward to the honorees sharing their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria's development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda. 

 

 

Bayo Onanuga 

Special Adviser to the President 

(Information & Strategy) 

January 16, 2025

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