THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, FCT, MICHAEL ZUOKUMOR AND HIS OFFICERS AND MEN PARADED SOME ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS TO THE MEDIA AT THE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA ON 28TH OCTOBER, 2011.

HE ADDRESSED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ON THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECTS AND THE RECOVERY OF THEIR LOOTS WHICH INCLUDED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY IN NAIRA AND UNITED STATES DOLLARS,CARS ETC. READ THE EXCERPT OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING.

Gentlemen of the press, distinguished members of the public, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to today’s press briefing.

SUMMARY OF THE ADDRESS BY THE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF AIR MARSHAL MD UMAR AT THE NAF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 2011

The Nigerian Air Force has over the years acquired air assets from diverse sources due to lack of internal capacity to meet its defence needs.  These air assets with its ground support equipment are advanced technologies that require huge foreign exchange to acquire, operate and maintain.  Although internal capacity is being built to domesticate training and maintenance of these equipments, the required structures are not fully established in terms of policy frame-work and institutions for manpower development.  However, the NAF has largely relied on its field units and foreign technical partners to meet the challenges of equipment maintenance and sustenance in the face of lack of National Industrial base.

THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE HOLDS R&D WORKSHOP IN ABUJA. By Tony Iweka

The Nigerian Air Force organised a two- day workshop on RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, R&D, at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess, Asokoro in Abuja, capital of Nigeria on the 25^th and 26^th of October 2011.

The R&D Workshop under the auspices of the COMMAND FOR  STANDARDS AND EVALUATION , COSE of the Nigerian Air Force had the theme ‘ THE ROLE OF RESSEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION ‘ was supervised by the Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Air Vice Marshal C Onyemaobi.