Nigerian Air Force, NASENI Sign Renewed MoU to Boost Defence Technology

 

NASENI Vice Chairman and Chief of Air Staff

Abuja, Nigeria — July 26, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen indigenous research and defence innovation.

The agreement was signed during a visit by Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar to NASENI headquarters in Abuja, where he met with the agency’s Executive Vice Chairman, Khalil Suleiman Halilu.

The renewed deal aims to deepen cooperation in aerospace development, local production of parts, and joint research in strategic defence technologies.

Air Marshal Abubakar praised NASENI’s role in developing the Nigerian-made C-5 aircraft rocket, calling the agency a “beacon of hope” for national innovation.

He proposed that NASENI become co-owners of the rocket project and highlighted progress made at the NASENI North-West Innovation Hub in Kaduna.

NASENI’s CEO, Khalil Halilu, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment, saying the partnership would help shift Nigeria from import dependence to technological creation.

The move aligns with the federal government’s focus on defence self-reliance under the Renewed Hope Agenda.