CAS
9 Jan
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted over 8,665 missions and 9,928 sorties within 15,915 flying hours across all aircraft types between June 2023 and December 2024. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, while playing host to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Amb.…
21 Dec
The Chief of Air Staff(CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar on Saturday charged the 1,190 new recruits of Basic Military Training Course 44 to protect and uphold the sovereignty of the country. Abubakar gave the charge at the Passing Out Parade (POP) of basic military training course 44/2023, held at Military Training Centre (MTC), parade ground…
14 Dec
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has called for indigenous expertise to advance the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) operational capabilities and foster sustainable aviation solutions. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Saturday in Abuja.…
10 Dec
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has urged officers to internalize the principles of accountability and professionalism in all logistical operations. The CAS made this call at the 2024 Logistics Conference held at the Blue Room Events Centre, Air Force Headquarters, Abuja. According to Abubakar, sustaining air power requires the NAF…
19 Nov
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says cybersecurity is the bedrock of operational readiness and the key to mission success of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Abubakar said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the opening of NAF’s Cybersecurity Awareness Training. He said the training was a vital initiative that…
13 Sep
In response to the devastating floods that have ravaged parts of Borno State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced a sustained medical outreach to assist residents of Maiduguri affected by the crisis. This initiative, launched on September 11, 2024, at a primary school near the NAF Base in Maiduguri, follows the directives of the…
27 Aug
On the heels of significant successes recently recorded in various theatres of operations across the country, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has issued a directive to Air Component Commanders, urging them to intensify their air pounding of terrorists in ongoing operations. He made this call while addressing all Air…
3 May 2024
A soccer politics dispute between Algeria and Morocco over a map of disputed Western Sahara territory on a team jersey will go to a full appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), reports Associated Press. The court said yesterday the two sides ‘’are currently exchanging written submissions’’ and set no timetable for…
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