NAF Trains 100 Flight Cadets for Future Airpower Leadership
The Nigerian Air Force has inaugurated 100 Flight Cadets of 74 Regular Course into an 11-month programme designed to develop their military expertise, specialised skills and leadership capabilities.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Military Training Centre (MTC), Kaduna, has inaugurated 100 Flight Cadets of 74 Regular Course into the Orientation, Specialisation and Leadership Training (OSLT) programme.
The inauguration took place on October 19, 2026, with the Commandant of the MTC, Air Commodore Adolphus Otonibara Akins, declaring the course open.
Air Commodore Akins emphasised the programme’s alignment with the Chief of the Air Staff’s (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, DFS, key driver of standardised training and mission-focused capability development.
The 11-month programme is designed to equip the cadets with sound military knowledge, specialised professional skills and effective leadership capabilities.
Through military orientation, practical exercises, specialist training and leadership development, the cadets will be prepared to meet the demands of contemporary air operations, including technological advancements, joint-force integration and increasingly complex mission environments.
The inauguration also featured lectures on time management by Air Commodore Ibrahim Shehu, Registrar of the Air Force Institute of Technology, and stress management, drug and substance abuse by Assistant Commander of Narcotics Shuaibu Muhammad of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command.
The engagements reinforced the importance of discipline, personal well-being and sound judgement in developing competent, resilient and mission-ready officers to advance the future of Nigerian airpower.
