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Nigerian Airforce Gets First Serving Professor

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By Usman Sani (Abuja)

The Governing Council of the Air Force Institute of Technology, AFIT, has approved the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Osichinaka Chiedu Ubadike as Professor of Aerospace Engineering, making him the first-ever serving officer to be conferred the rank of professor.

In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, says Air Vice Marshal Osichinaka Ubadike is an accomplished scholar and military professional, with a PhD and Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Aerospace Vehicle Design from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom.

He also possesses three other Masters degrees from ABU Zaria and a first-class Bachelor of Electrical Electronics degree from the Nigeria Defence Academy, NDA.

The statement notes that Air Vice Marshal Ubadike has led several cutting-edge research initiatives within the NAF, including his pivotal role in the development of the indigenous NAF unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV.

In a related development, the governing council also confirmed the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Paul Jemitola (Rtd) as a Professor of Aerospace Engineering.

Professor Jemitola, the immediate past Commandant of AFIT, is an expert in multidisciplinary and multi-objective aircraft design optimization.

He holds a Master’s degree and a PhD from Cranfield University and was a lead designer of the NAF UAV project.

Professor Jemitola is a chartered engineer in the United Kingdom and currently serves as the acting Vice Chancellor of Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management in Lagos.

According to the statement, the conferment of the professorial rank is a testament to the vision of the Chief of the Air Staff, who has prioritized technological advancement through education, capacity-building and R&D.

It adds that the approach reaffirms the Air Force’s commitment to academic excellence and R&D to cultivate homegrown expertise capable of meeting evolving national security and aerospace challenges.

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Security

Airstrikes Destroy Illegal Oil Refining Sites in Imo

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By Usman Sani

The Nigerian Airforce says an air component of Operation Delta Safe has on June 7th, successfully destroyed two illegal refining sites, IRS, situated along the banks of Imo River.

The illegal sites, located near Obiaku and in close proximity to the Imo/Abia/Rivers States borders, consisted of two tanks and a reservoir in one location, and three tanks and two reservoirs in another location along the Imo Riverbank.

According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet says observing that the sites were active, authorization was sought and received for air strikes on the targets.

Subsequently, airstrikes by the air component of Operation Delta Safe were conducted, which destroyed the two sites, as well as the surface tanks and reservoirs.

The statement assures that air operations under Operation Delta Safe will be intensified especially within the areas of interest in efforts at curtailing the activities of criminal elements.

It points out that the successes recorded in destroying these IRS brings to the fore, the necessity of a NAF Base in Abia State, which Governor Alex Otti and Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar both agreed was long overdue.

The statement adds that NAF’s continued efforts in all ongoing operations, yet again, underscores its commitment to maintaining aerial dominance over the Nigerian skies, while collaborating with surface forces towards the safety and security of Nigeria and its citizenry.

Last Flight Departs Nigeria Early Hours of Monday, 10th of June 2024, 72 hours before closure of Saudi airspace.

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