The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday took delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the United States.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Edward Gabkwet, an air commodore, announced this in a statement in Abuja.
According to Mr Gabkwet, the aircraft arrived at Kano, at about 12.34 p.m.
He added that the officials that received the aircraft included the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya; and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Oladayo Amao.
NAF said last week that the first batch of the Super Tucano aircraft would arrive in Nigeria from the United States at the end of July.
The Air Force had last year stated that air fighters from Nigeria were already in the U.S. receiving additional training on the usage and the applications of the fighter jets when eventually added to the fleet of combat aircraft.
Mr Gabkwet said an induction ceremony for the newly acquired aircraft would be done in August.
Apart from the Tucano fighter jets, Nigeria is also expecting other fighter jets from Pakistan.