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Nigerian Air Force

The air force of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

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Chief of the Air Staff

Sunday Kelvin AnekeIncumbent

Officeholder source · as of 2026-09-24Photo source

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Nigerian Armed Forces

What the Constitution says

  • s.217–218

    The armed forces are an army, a navy and an air force. The President is Commander-in-Chief and appoints the service chiefs.

2026 budget

All ministries

₦407 billion0.6% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

  • Salaries ₦230 billion
  • Running costs ₦66.6 billion
  • Projects ₦111 billion

Source: 2026 Appropriation Act, p.67 · line 0116005001

Where it appears in the news

  • Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After Four-Week European Vacation

    Sep 29, 2026

    The President arrived in Lagos from Paris aboard Nigerian Air Force One, with the aircraft taxiing into the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 6:22pm on Tuesday.

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Nigerian Armed Forces oversees Nigerian Air Force. s.217–218: The armed forces are an army, a navy and an air force. The President is Commander-in-Chief and appoints the service chiefs.Ministry of Defence oversees Nigerian Armed ForcesPresident of the Federal Republic of Nigeria oversees Ministry of Defence. s.5(1): The executive power of the Federation belongs to the President, who may exercise it directly or through the Vice-President, ministers and other officers.People of Nigeria elects President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. s.132–134: Voters elect the President every four years. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states and the FCT.Senate of Nigeria confirms Ministry of Defence. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).National Assembly oversees Senate of Nigeria. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.People of Nigeria elects National Assembly. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Ministry of Defence. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Nigerian Armed Forces. s.217–218: The armed forces are an army, a navy and an air force. The President is Commander-in-Chief and appoints the service chiefs.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Nigerian Air Force. s.217–218: The armed forces are an army, a navy and an air force. The President is Commander-in-Chief and appoints the service chiefs.Olayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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