NAF and NNPC Strengthen Partnership to Secure Oil and Gas Infrastructure
Oru Leonard
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited have reinforced their partnership to protect critical oil and gas infrastructure, vital to Nigeria’s economic stability. This commitment was reaffirmed during a courtesy visit by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, to the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, Engr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, on November 25, 2025, in Abuja.
The visit underscored the strategic importance of enhanced collaboration between both institutions in securing key national assets and promoting sustainable economic growth under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
In his remarks, Air Marshal Aneke emphasized that safeguarding the nation’s energy installations is central to NNPC’s operational efficiency and Nigeria’s broader economic resilience.
The NAF has scaled up its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to support proactive threat detection, rapid response, and sustained deterrence against insurgent and criminal networks operating across the country.
Responding, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, Engr Bayo Ojulari, commended the Nigerian Air Force for its unwavering dedication to national defence and described the strengthened collaboration as timely, especially in view of the President’s mandate for NNPC to increase investments and productivity for the benefit of all Nigerians. He noted that NNPC’s partnership with the NAF is essential to promoting energy security, stabilizing production outputs, and fostering a safer operating environment for industry operators. Engr Ojulari assured the CAS that NNPC remains committed to expanding cooperation to further enhance NAF air operations, including intelligence sharing, joint operational planning, and the deployment of modern security technologies across vulnerable national assets.
Reassuring NNPC leadership of the Air Force’s continued support, Air Marshal Aneke reiterated that the NAF will remain a steadfast partner in safeguarding national resources and defeating threats posed by insurgents, vandals, and criminal elements, thereby contributing meaningfully to increased NNPC productivity. He emphasized that strengthened collaboration between both institutions will not only reinforce coastal and maritime security but also support Nigeria’s broader national development aspirations.
(NAF Media, 26 November 2025)
