The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced a major leadership restructuring, with several senior officers appointed to new positions across its operational commands, training institutions and strategic establishments.
The exercise, approved by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, on November 7, 2026, is aimed at improving operational efficiency, strengthening institutional capacity and enhancing the service’s readiness to tackle national security challenges.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the postings covered the Service Headquarters, Defence Headquarters, operational commands and other strategic institutions.
According to the statement, the realignment is intended to match the professional expertise and experience of senior officers with the Air Force’s evolving operational and institutional demands.
At the NAF Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal AK Ademuwagun was appointed Chief of Transformation and Innovation, while AVM IV Ajiboye was named Superintendent of Standards and Evaluation.
Other appointments include AVM PN Amadi as Chief of Air Intelligence; AVM NN Ananaba as Chief of Operations; AVM AH Bakari as Air Provost Marshal; AVM EE Efiom as Chief of Training; and AVM AJ Laoye as Chief of Aircraft Engineering.
In the operational commands, AVM NI Ilo was appointed Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command, while AVM BR Mamman became AOC, Mobility Command.
Similarly, AVM OS Ogunsina was named AOC, Logistics Command; AVM MN Onyebashi, AOC, Special Operations Command; and AVM FCS Nwakara, AOC, Ground Training Command.
The restructuring also affected several military training institutions, with AVM PB Philips appointed Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College and AVM MC Ekwueme named Commandant of the Armed Forces Resettlement Centre.
AVM AO Akinbunwa was appointed Commandant of the Air Force War College, while AVM OC Ubadike became Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology.
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Others include AVM AI Sambo as Commandant of the Nigerian Air Force College of Logistics and Management and AVM M Yusuf as Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
At the Defence Headquarters, AVM UK Abdullahi was appointed Director of Defence Operations, while AVM EOE Ebiowe was posted to the Office of the National Security Adviser as Deputy Coordinator, National Intelligence.
AVM DDG Pwajok was named Director of Technical Services at the Defence Intelligence Agency, while AVM I Sani was appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence.
Other senior officers were deployed to various directorates at the Defence Headquarters, covering operations, military strategy, cyber operations, civil-military relations, search and rescue, special duties and joint warfare doctrine.
The Defence Space Administration also witnessed changes, with AVM AA Suleh appointed Deputy Chief, while AVM OA Oyename and AVM SS Lazarus were named Directors of Earth Observation and Launch Vehicles and Space Operations, respectively.
In other appointments, AVM GI Jibia was named Deputy Force Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, while AVM JI Ukeh was appointed Commander of the Nigerian Air Defence Corps.
The Air Force said the exercise was part of efforts to promote leadership renewal, institutional accountability and operational effectiveness across the service.
Aneke expressed confidence that the competence and experience of the newly appointed officers would support his command philosophy and improve the NAF’s capacity to deliver effective airpower in joint military operations.
He added that all affected officers were expected to assume their new responsibilities and complete the necessary handover and takeover procedures on or before November 13, 2026.