This post contained the list of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Military and Colleges all over Nigeria.
Air Force Military School
There is one Air Force Military School located in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Air Force Military School, Jos was established with the aim to provide a broad based academic and technical education as well as military training for those who wants to serve in the Nigerian Air Force in particular.
College
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) also known as the Nigeria Air Force University is a military school approved by the National Universities Commission to run undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) – the Nigerian Defense Academy is located in Kaduna and it is not just the most popular military school in Nigeria but it is also the first and the most sought after. This institution trains cadet to become a naval officer, an officer of the Nigerian army or the air force, you can also become a civilian if you wish to.
The institution also offers BSc, MSc and PhD programs. It takes 5 years to complete the training at the Nigerian defense academy; the five years program can be broken down into two, four years for academic studies and the other one year for military training.
Nigeria Army university Biu – this is the second military institution in Nigeria and it also the most recent. The main aim of this institution is to provide the Nigerian army and Nigeria as a whole with innovative and sound use of science and tech. The institution also comprises of military and civilians as students and they also intend on having 75% of their students as civilians while the rest can be military.
History of The Nigerian Air Force
The idea of establishing an air force for Nigeria was first mooted in 1961 following the nation’s participation in peace-keeping operations in Congo and Tanganyika (now Tanzania). During these peace-keeping operations, foreign air forces aircraft were employed to airlift the Nigerian Army Regiment to and from the theatres of operation.
The Nigerian Government at the time, no doubt, recognized the urgent need to establish an air force actively supported by modern facilities to provide full complement of forces to enhance the nation’s military posture. Early in 1962, the Government agreed in principle that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) be established.
The Nigerian Parliament, therefore, approved the establishment of the NAF and recruitment of cadets commenced in June 1962. Consequently, the NAF was officially established by a statutory Act of Parliament in April 1964 to serve four main purposes namely:
To achieve a full complement of the military defence system of the Federal Republic of Nigeria both in the air and on the ground.
To ensure a fast versatile mobility of the Armed Forces.
To provide close support for the ground-based and sea borne forces in all phases of operations and to ensure the territorial integrity of a united Nigeria.
To give the country the deserved prestige that is invaluable in international matters.
Mission
To ensure the integrity of the airspace by gaining and maintaining control of the air while retaining a credible capacity to fulfill other airpower tasks demanded by national defence and security imperatives.
Vision
“To enhance and sustain critical airpower capabilities required for joint force employment in pursuit of national security imperatives”