‎‎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...

NECA DG URGES FG TO AUDIT REHABILITATION CONTRACTS OF REFINERIES BEFORE ANOTHER DEAL. (PHOTO).


 NECA DG URGES FG TO AUDIT REHABILITATION CONTRACTS OF REFINERIES BEFORE ANOTHER DEAL


The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association wants the federal government to investigate the billion-dollar rehabilitation contracts that could not get Nigerian refineries working or deliver sustained refining output before it will consider engaging in another deal


Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde expresses this concern while reacting to the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Chinese firms for the “restart, completion, and expansion” of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.  


He says, while the nation is desperately in need of functional refineries, however, it cannot ignore the decade-long pattern of billion-dollar rehabilitation contracts that have delivered zero sustained refining output. It will be unpatriotic to endorse another deal while questions on past spending remains unanswered.


the Director-General notes that “it is on record and apt to say that the nation cannot afford another trail of wasteful spending. In the last few years, $25 billion had been spent with zero value. Between 2010 and 2023, Nigeria expended over ₦11 trillion  approximately $25 billion on refinery rehabilitation projects, maintenance, and turnaround programmes, yet the state-owned refineries remain significantly unreliable and non-functional”. 


Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde  emphasizes that While the intention might be right, , however, it is  important for the NNPC to avail Nigerians sufficient informational explanation on status of past spending and audits carried out on the refineries.

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