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NAF, France Advance Strategic Defence Engagement

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NAF, France Advance Strategic Defence Engagement

Defence engagement. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation with France following a courtesy visit by the Defence Attaché of France, Colonel Stephane Useo, to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, at Headquarters NAF, Abuja, on 25 March 2026.

The engagement underscored the importance of sustained military-to-military collaboration in advancing capacity building, specialised training, and operational synergy in response to evolving security dynamics.

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France

The CAS emphasised that strategic partnerships remain vital to enhancing professionalism, institutional resilience, and the effective application of airpower in support of national, regional, and global stability, while expressing confidence that continued cooperation with France would further strengthen defence capabilities and foster shared security objectives.

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US President Trump Lists 25 Achievements of First 20 Months in Office

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US President Trump Lists 25 Achievements of First 20 Months in Office

President Donald Trump has listed 25 achievements he said his administration had recorded since returning to office in January 2025.
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Trump made the claims in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, where he highlighted his administration’s policies on immigration, taxes, trade, crime, defence, energy, education and foreign affairs.

Among the achievements listed by the US president were what he described as the “most secure border in history”, the signing of the Laken Riley Act and what he called the largest drop in the US murder rate in history.

Below is the full list:

Achieved the most secure border in history – ZERO illegal aliens admitted to the United States in the past 16 months.
Signed the Laken Riley Act to get dangerous criminal aliens off our streets.
Achieved the largest drop in the murder rate EVER recorded, to the lowest level in 125 years-since 1900.
Signed the largest tax cuts in American History – the Great Big Beautiful Bill-including No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security for our great seniors.

Secured commitments for $19.2 trillion dollars of new investment in the United States.
Imposed historic tariffs to bring back American Manufacturing – including 50% tariffs on foreign copper, aluminum, and steel, and 25% tariffs on foreign automobiles.
The stock market has set 80 all-time record highs since the election.

More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.
Made the largest-ever investment in the United States Armed Forces- $1 trillion dollars this year, and hopefully $1.5 trillion next year.
Captured and brought to justice the outlaw dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, through Operation Absolute Resolve.

Obliterated Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury to ensure Iran will NEVER have a nuclear weapon.
Conducted numerous successful military strikes to smash the drug cartels operating in our hemisphere-brought the flow of deadly fentanyl across our border down by a record 60%.

Secured Most Favoured Nation agreements to reduce the cost of many prescription drugs by price differences of 300, 400, 500, and 600 percent.
Terminated the Green New Scam, declared a National Energy Emergency, and began to Drill, Baby, Drill.
Ended the insane Electric Vehicle Mandate and other crippling regulations on American Automobiles.

American Exports have soared to the highest level in American history-we are on track to export an unprecedented $2.5 TRILLION dollars in goods this year alone.
17 Abolished all discriminatory “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” (DEI) policies throughout the federal government and private sector.
Banned MEN from playing in women’s sports.
Banned transgender ideology and critical race theory in our schools.

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Launched Trump Accounts – tax free investment accounts for every American child, starting with $1,000 for every newborn child.
Settled 8 raging wars with historic peace deals in our first 12 months- including the War in Gaza.

Got all living hostages returned to their families, both living and dead.
Halted all refugee admissions to the United States, including from Somalia and other dangerous places.
Deployed National Guard to restore Law and Order to Washington, D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans.
Made English the Official Language of the United States.

The list comes as the Trump administration continues to promote its record ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections.
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Update: Re-Ekene Vitus Chukwuma’s Deportation Issue in India

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Update: Re-Ekene Vitus Chukwuma’s Deportation Issue in India

Mr Ekene is currently in Lampur detention camp, Delhi, India. He was arrested in December, 2025, for visa overstay.
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He informed the Consular Officer of our High Commission via telephone call that he successfully sent his wife and three children back to Nigeria but stayed back to do some “business” despite lack of proper documentation, with a passport that expired since 2020. He was issued an ETC (Emergency Travel Certificate) by the Nigerian High Commission to allow him return home during the amnesty period.

However, he chose not to use the ETC, sent his wife and children back home, while he stayed behind. He was arrested again and his ETC expired while he was in detention.

The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), are in charge of deportation, and will only deport after the individual has been checked and cleared.

They have cleared many but more are still being detained and awaiting deportation.
When they are cleared and ready to be sent back (at their own expense) .

The High Commission of Nigeria in India will then issue an Emergency Travel Certificates (ETC) to them after receiving the request of deportation concerning those to be deported.

The High Commission said it recently received a report that some of the detainees were engaged in sale of illegal substances “market” even inside the deportation camp, and some detainees petitioned the Foreigners Regional Registration Office.

In summary, Mr Ekene remained in India with a passport that expired in 2020. He got an amnesty to return last year but rather chose to remain, while he sent his wife and children back home The ETC given to him to return home expired while he was arrested and put in a deportation camp.

The Nigerian High Commission would continue to monitor the situation of Ekene and hundreds of other deportees as the Mission has requested for another round of six months amnesty for those Nigerians residing and working illegally in India to leave without any payment of penalties (pls find attached the copies of ETC issued to Ekine which he refused utilising to return home as well as his expired Nigerian passport ).

Also attached is a picture of the visit to Prisons in Mumbai, State of Maharashtra by the High Commissioner, Ambassador Saidu Dahiru Muhammad and some Members some Mission’s diplomatic staff.

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As a continuation of the implementation of the federal government ‘s foreign policy of citizen-centred diplomacy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Mission plans to embark on consular visits across other provinces to check on the welfare of Nigerian inmates and report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accordingly.NIDCOM hereby reiterates its warning to Nigerians abroad to always obey the law of their host countries and avoid any form of illegality.

E-Signed
Abdur-Rahman Balogun
Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols NiDCOM, Abuja.
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NAF Delegation Attends El Alamein International Airshow 2026, Aviation Cooperation and Capacity Moderation

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NAF Delegation Attends El Alamein International Airshow 2026, Aviation Cooperation and Capacity Moderation

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) participated in the El Alamein International Airshow 2026, held from 7–10 September 2026 in El Alamein, Egypt, as part of efforts to strengthen international partnerships and explore opportunities for capability development in line with the Service’s operational requirements.
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The Nigerian delegation was led by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Yaro Abdullahi, who represented the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke.

Also in the delegation was the representative of the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal John Laoye. During the event, the delegation engaged senior Egyptian military authorities, including the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Air Force, Major General Gamal Salah Abu Taleb, with discussions focused on strengthening the longstanding Nigeria-Egypt defence relationship and identifying practical areas for enhanced aviation cooperation.

The delegation also engaged international aviation, aerospace and defence industry stakeholders, gaining insights into emerging technologies, aircraft platforms, sustainment solutions and other capabilities relevant to military aviation.

These engagements further provided a platform for interaction with air forces, defence establishments and industry leaders from across the world, while reinforcing opportunities for strategic partnerships and technology-driven capability development.

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El Alamein

The NAF’s participation in the airshow is consistent with a key driver of the Chief of the Air Staff’s Command Philosophy to modernise the NAF Order of Battle for effective and decisive airpower delivery.

Through sustained engagement with credible international partners and the global aviation industry, the Service continues to explore opportunities to enhance operational capabilities, strengthen local capacity and adopt technologies required to meet evolving national security demands.
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