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The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF) is the air branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the youngest branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces ,established 4 years after the nation became independent. As at 2021, the air force is one of the largest in Africa, consisting of over 18,000 personnel. [ 3]
The Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) are the military forces of Nigeria. The forces consist of three service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, and Nigerian Air Force. The President of Nigeria functions as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, exercising his constitutional authority through the Ministry of Defence, which is ...
Since Nigeria became independent in 1960, there have been five military coup d'états in Nigeria. Between 1966 and 1999, Nigeria was ruled by a military government without interruption, apart from a short-lived return to democracy under the Second Nigerian Republic of 1979 to 1983. [ 1] However, the most recent coup occurred in 1993, and there ...
The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Tracing its history to British colonial forces in West Africa, it is the largest component of the armed forces. The President of Nigeria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff, who is the highest ranking military ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. Ukraine reports capturing 82 Russian settlements within an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) since the start of the Kursk incursion on August 6.
2020 Lekki shooting. / 6.43611°N 3.44750°E / 6.43611; 3.44750. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate ( Admiralty Circle Plaza) in Lagos State, Nigeria. [ 2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed ...
The Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) has been the title of the professional head of the Nigerian Army since 1966. [ 1] Prior to 1966, the title was General Officer Commanding, Nigerian Army ( GOCNA ). Since 1980, the post has been immediately subordinate to the Chief of Defence Staff, the post held by the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The Chief of the Air Staff ( CAS) is the professional head and highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Air Force. The position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The post was created in 1963 with Colonel Gerhard Kahtz of the German Air Force as ...