Uniben and 9 other Nigerian Institutions to train Airforce Personnel
THE Nigerian Air Force has signed a Memoranda of Understanding
(MoU) with 10 universities and five research institutions in the country
towards capacity building for its personnel.
The pact, the first by the military, would enable the Air Force to source slots for training its personnel locally instead of spending foreign currency to train them abroad.
Among the institutions which signed the MoU are Covenant University, Otta, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Lagos State University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, University of Benin, Ahmadu Bello University, Yaba College of Technology, Electronic Development Institute (ELDI), Awka, National Agency for Science & Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and the National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh said, while presiding over the signing ceremony, that the new measure is aimed at helping to build a self-reliant nation.
Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa, who spoke on behalf of the other vice chancellors and heads of agencies said he was “witnessing for the first time in Nigeria a challenge being posed to the academia to come forward and contribute to the development of science and technology in this country. It is a big challenge but we will live up to the expectations.”
The pact, the first by the military, would enable the Air Force to source slots for training its personnel locally instead of spending foreign currency to train them abroad.
Among the institutions which signed the MoU are Covenant University, Otta, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Lagos State University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, University of Benin, Ahmadu Bello University, Yaba College of Technology, Electronic Development Institute (ELDI), Awka, National Agency for Science & Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and the National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja.
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Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh said, while presiding over the signing ceremony, that the new measure is aimed at helping to build a self-reliant nation.
Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa, who spoke on behalf of the other vice chancellors and heads of agencies said he was “witnessing for the first time in Nigeria a challenge being posed to the academia to come forward and contribute to the development of science and technology in this country. It is a big challenge but we will live up to the expectations.”
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