barineh:




$300m would buy another frigate or even two Corvettes. The price sounds suspicious.

jpphilips:


No point insulting the guy, he meant well just that he doesn't understand what priorities are, he sounds like those men that celebrate baby Owambe, buy huge igele for his wife when he hasn't paid rent.

Everyone wants an advanced Nigerian military in all its facets, however, presently, we have skinnies in our backyard, between modernizing the airforce and routing out skinnies which should take priority is basic common sense for anyone that has one.

rka2:


Where are the exocet launchers or any other launchers for that matter? That is a French Alpha jet.

allexpensive:

Ha, I fear o. Because $300m is different from #300m

giles14:
bros please just let sleeping dogs do the needful.

who get ear make him hear..
me just dey apply for visa upandan incase

Odunayaw:
He and the other resident are bent on painting here in faeces

SLBM:


Dude. .you sound more like a jackass more and more. When you have nothing sensible today or debate you resort to tantrums and petty insults...plzz give it a rest.

Odunayaw:
I am not the one waving a lie about. Probably after you finish smoking your Gambian weed we can have another story tomorrow

SLBM:
GAMBIA: Nigeria to bear 50% of ECOWAS military intervention

Though Senegal is to lead a planned military intervention in Gambia if its president, Yahya Jammeh, fails to step down when his mandate expires on January 19, 2017, Nigeria is billed to bear about 50 per cent of the cost of the operation, according to ECOWAS.

A take off cost of the exercise is being put at about $300 million, with the other 12 countries of the sub-region which will contribute an estimated $160 million.

The decision to follow military option in forcing Jammeh to keep to his earlier acceptance of the December 1, election, which saw Adama Barrow winning him in the polls, was reached after the last of a peace resolution committee, led by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reported that no progress was made after several meetings with the Gambian president.

An ECOWAS delegation, which had on Thursday in Abuja, the Nigerian seat of power briefed President Buhari was said to have pleaded that Nigeria should bear 60 percent of the cost of the intervention, aimed at ensuring that Barrow is sworn in as the next Gambian president on January 19.

A Presidency source, who confirmed the visit, said the appeal centred mainly on how to fund the sub-regional force.

He declined to confirm the total cost of the option, but said that as the leader of the countries in West Africa economic group, “Nigeria is usually expected to bear the brunt of the bloc’s programmes or exercise as it has always been known to have done in the past but for the recession, which has reduced its commitment to many obligations. “

However, Chairman of ECOWAS Commission told a foreign news agency in London that the strike force was already in place with its personnel to be drawn from Senegal, Nigeria, Liberia, and Ghana, while other member-countries are to contribute in some other logistic supports.

He was quoted as saying that Nigeria would be expected to contribute substantively to the force, adding that details of the plan were still sketchy.

He said , given the experience of the past various peace keeping operations in parts of Africa, ECOWAS may be budgeting about $300 million as a takeoff cost of the operation, which experts say will likely eat deep into the economies of most member-countries currently facing some meltdown.

But experts say ECOWAS may not succeed in its plan if it relies on Nigeria, which is passing through funds crunch to run its 2016 budget.

RipplesNigeria ….without borders, without fears

https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/gambia-nigeria-bear-50-ecowas-military-intervention/

allexpensive:

I have seen several baseless news concerning the military which isn't right. This looks like one.

bidexiii:
#NA

SLBM:


For a country that's been at war for a decade, don't you think the airframes we have need changing? How on earth does building a modern air force qualify as fantasy? Development is a fantasy and remaining in the doldrums our God given rights? It appears the humiliation and disgrace Nigeria faced in Mali, when our troops were relegated to manning checkpoints and begging for basic supplies have been forgotten. Every effort to modernise even the basic facets of air force is torpedoed with the flimsy excuse of priorities. Isn't it the priority of any sensible armed forces to maintain to combat readiness and prepare for the worst? Ten Super Tucano is a side dish and does not alter the deficit the service faces, neither does repairing helicopters and developing mini drones. We know what to do, we have the means of achieving it..but we are comfortable in managing the crap we have, same league with Cameroon sndBenin. Buy one helicopter today, super Mushank tomorrow, build drones high school students can build and celebrate it as milestone..,what a complete joke our military is becoming.

krattoss:
u follow Nigeria military updates page on facebook right?

iblawi:


Uganda have have 6 su30 but lack almost every basic thing. This is the reason they use foreigners to fly the remaining 3 that are airworthy.

Even Zambia you were showing us their ADS and UAV is now officially a Chinese territory. The Chinese have also taken over the police force and are currently being recruited into Zambian police force.

Building an Airforce is more than just having aircrafts. Welfare, training and conducive environmentironment are very important issues that most be taken care of first.

Go to Nigerian army barracks and compare them with NAF barracks and you will be forced to ask if they are both Nigerian forces.

lionel4power:
Burkina Faso Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano conducts first counter-terrorists airstrike


https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2018/09/burkina-faso-embraer-emb-314-super-tucano-conducts-first-counter-terrorists-airstrike

SLBM:


Lie about what? Point out the lie and challenge my assertions like normal human being. Tell me where I have lied. I'm waiting.

bidexiii:
YESTERDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 1992




On the 36th Sept 1992, a NAF C130 Hercules aircraft crashed at Ejigbo in Lagos, killing all 154 officers on board
104 Army officers, 17 Naval officers, 17 Airforce officers, eight foreign officers, 11 Nigerian Air Force crew and nine others.

Today we remember them & pray for them.

Odunayaw:
I'd be damned! That thread to back up your claim?

kikuyu1:


You're making a fundamental mistake that prevents you from seeing the wider picture-like a man without basic math trying to design a bridge,ishyt just won't add up! You guys,can't or won't see the bottom line is poverty! Collections and revenues are therefore low. After nearly a decade why won't the FG splash out the required 3 bn$ or so to buy the needed platforms and increase soldier welfare to properly prosecute the war?
The KDF only has 30 k servicemen,you guys have at least 100k and our budgets are basically both a billion or so dollars. Divided into acquisitions,training,welfare,base budgets,pay etc etc there really isn't much for operations.

iblawi:
How long will it take for the Chinese to take over Zambian defense force over unpaid dept. Please, keep showing us more trainer aircraft, UAVs, and ADS from Zambia.

SLBM:


For a country that's been at war for a decade, don't you think the airframes we have need changing? How on earth does building a modern air force qualify as fantasy? Development is a fantasy and remaining in the doldrums our God given rights? It appears the humiliation and disgrace Nigeria faced in Mali, when our troops were relegated to manning checkpoints and begging for basic supplies have been forgotten. Every effort to modernise even the basic facets of air force is torpedoed with the flimsy excuse of priorities. Isn't it the priority of any sensible armed forces to maintain to combat readiness and prepare for the worst? Ten Super Tucano is a side dish and does not alter the deficit the service faces, neither does repairing helicopters and developing mini drones. We know what to do, we have the means of achieving it..but we are comfortable in managing the crap we have, same league with Cameroon sndBenin. Buy one helicopter today, super Mushank tomorrow, build drones high school students can build and celebrate it as milestone..,what a complete joke our military is becoming.