In one other improvement, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has spent almost N18 billion on Jet A-1 aviation gas between November 2025 and September 2026 to maintain air operations in help of nationwide safety, the Service has revealed.
Security and aviation consultants stated the expenditure underscored the essential position of aviation gas in powering fight missions, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, in addition to air mobility operations throughout the nation.
An announcement highlighting the NAF’s operational successes to commemorate the primary yr anniversary of the incumbent Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, was signed by the Director of Public (*10*) and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame.
He disclosed: “Between November 2025 and September 2026, the NAF recorded over 6,100 flying hours and greater than 2,900 sorties, consuming shut to 10 million litres of Jet A-1 gas in help of nationwide safety operations.
“These missions encompassed precision air strikes, armed reconnaissance, surveillance, shut air help and different duties designed to degrade hostile parts, disrupt their freedom of motion and improve the effectiveness of floor forces.
“Central to this effort has been intelligence-led mission planning, with operations guided by actionable intelligence, defined objectives and assessments of mission outcomes. The emphasis remains on ensuring that every sortie serves a clear operational purpose and contributes meaningfully to national security.”
Air Commodore Ejodame stated the NAF had recorded vital operational, personnel, coaching, infrastructure and power modernisation milestones beneath the management of Air Marshal Aneke as he approaches his first anniversary in workplace on 30 October 2026.
