NAF Boosts Human Capacity With Graduation Of 335 Personnel, Produces Aviation Specialists

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has strengthened its manpower base with the graduation of 335 personnel and nursing students from three key training institutions in Kaduna on 28 November 2025.

The graduates include 74 Higher National Diploma holders in Nursing Sciences from the Nigerian Air Force College of Nursing Sciences (NAFCONS), 111 personnel of the Basic Sundry Courses from the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Administrative Management (NAFIAM), and 150 graduates of the Critical Assets Protection Squad Course from the Regiment Training Centre (RTC).

These achievements underscore the commitment of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, toward building a professional, skilled, and mission-ready force capable of meeting Nigeria’s contemporary security challenges.

Representing the CAS, the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command, Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Dari, applauded the determination of the graduating personnel and charged them to uphold discipline, professionalism, and innovation in their respective duties.

He emphasized the CAS’s message that the new nurses are “guardians of health and hope,” the administrators are “custodians of order and efficiency,” and the protection specialists serve as “a critical shield securing the NAF’s operational capabilities.”

He reaffirmed the Service’s loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and reiterated that human capacity development remains central to the NAF’s vision of intelligence-led, accountable, and smart operations.

Earlier in the ceremony, the Commandant of NAFIAM, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Yusuf, highlighted the rigorous curriculum undertaken across the three institutions, including lectures, simulations, field exercises, and professional assessments designed to enhance competence in administrative, medical, and tactical roles.

Dignitaries present included senior military trainers, medical leaders, and representatives of regulatory bodies such as the Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the National Board for Technical Education.

The event also featured the Oath-taking Ceremony by NAFCONS nursing graduates and the unveiling of the maiden Aero-Nurse Magazine, marking another important milestone in the NAF’s continuous investment in professionalism and operational readiness.

 

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force has recorded another significant milestone in its capacity-building efforts with the graduation of three specialised aviation courses at the Air Traffic Services Training Centre, Kaduna, on Friday, 28 November 2025.

The event produced new cadres of professionals equipped to enhance safety, efficiency, and mission success across Nigeria’s air operations.

The graduating Courses; Standard Flight Dispatch Operations Course 1/2025, Air Traffic Control Assistance Course 23/2025, and Base Operations Course 20/2025, are tailored to reinforce the structural backbone of the nation’s aviation command, control, and coordination system. Representing the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command (AOC ATC), Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Yusuf Dari, described the courses as critical to strengthening aviation safety and operational readiness.

He commended the graduates for their resilience and discipline throughout the rigorous training programme.

In his message to the graduating personnel, the CAS charged them to uphold the highest values of professionalism, vigilance, integrity, and continuous learning, noting that their newly acquired skills directly influence mission outcomes and the protection of lives.

He also applauded the instructors and staff of the training centre for maintaining high teaching standards and consistently producing world-class aviation specialists. The ceremony concluded with congratulatory messages to the graduates and acknowledgements to all personnel who contributed to the successful conduct of the programmes, marking another decisive step in enhancing Nigeria’s airpower through knowledge, competence, and professionalism.