Nigerian Air Force

The Federal Government has moved to strengthen cooperation between Nigeria’s civil and military aviation authorities following the tragic Nigerian Air Force aircraft incident at Igbokoda, Ondo State.

December 09, (THEWILL) — Tensions rose on Monday after Burkina Faso forced a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft carrying 11 military personnel to land, accusing the aircraft of entering its airspace without the required clearance. The Confederation of...

January 08, (THEWILL) – In a significant feat of engineering, the Nigerian Air Force has successfully reactivated a Dornier DO-228 aircraft that had been grounded at the DANA facility in Kaduna since 2001. The announcement, made by NAF Spokesman, Air...

January 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) air strikes operation undertaken by the air component of Operation WHIRL PUNCH have neutralised a notorious terrorist and kidnap kingpin popularly known as Janari and several members of his syndicate,...

January 04, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has postponed the recruitment zonal aptitude test for Trades and Non-Trades men and women to January 13, 2024. While NAF had earlier scheduled the recruitment for January 6, 2024, its...

December 26, (THEWILL) - The Air Component of Operation Delta State, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Saturday, December 23, destroyed six illegal oil refining sites in Opu Arugbana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Director of Public Relations...

August 16, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says incidences of fatalities, mishaps, and crashes are sometimes inevitable in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. The NAF made the remarks in response to a viral video allegedly depicting the wreckage of...

July 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it is expecting 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations in the country. Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, disclosed this in Makurdi, the...

March 28, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, restated the readiness of his administration to collaborate with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to improve security in the State. Speaking in Government House when he received...

The newly-appointed Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, on Friday assumed office following his recent posting and redeployment by the service. Maigida, who was the Commander of 551 NAF Station in...