Tag: Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar
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Air Force graduates 444 personnel as CAS commissions student hostels
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna on Monday 21 September 2020, graduated 444 personnel of Initial Officers’ and Basic Airmen/Airwomen Sundry Military Courses to effectively support NAF operations. Speaking at the graduation ceremony which comprised 75 officers and 369 airmen/airwomen, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, restated the…
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(PHOTOS) Air Force graduates more 29 student pilots
As part of measures to make the insurgency war in North East a thing of the past, the Nigeria Air Force on Thursday graduated no fewer than 29 student pilots who have successfully completed their flying training at the 401 Flying Training School (401 FTS), Kaduna. This graduation is making 145 student pilots the Air…
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Lalong salutes CAS Abubakar over welfare of officers, preaches peace
Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong had commended the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on efforts to improve the welfare of officers of the service. This is even as he urges communities where Air Force facilities are located to extend their co-operation to the Service to ensure a peaceful atmosphere. He…
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Air Chief charges officers on intelligence gathering to end insurgency, banditry in Nigeria
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has tasked officers of the service on intelligence gathering to boost the counter insurgency and anti banditry operations in the country. He stated this on Tuesday during the graduation ceremony of students of Young Officers’ Course Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 1/2020 (YOC 1/2020) of…
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Nigeria loses Kogi born first female combat helicopter pilot in auto crash
Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday announced the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who passed on after an auto crash at NAF Base Kaduna. Commissioned in 2017, as a member of Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 64, Officer Tolulope Arotile until her death was the first Nigeria’s female combat helicopter pilot in the Service. In…