The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has commenced mass production of face masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to fight the coronavirus in the country.
According to The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the tailoring workshop is a replica of a similar centre in Kaduna used for the production of personnel uniforms.
“The tailoring workshop is an initiative that we started mainly for the production of service uniforms for our personnel.
“However, in response to the current emergency situation (Covid-19), the facility has commenced the production of face masks and PPE needed to protect Nigerians from the virus.
“I’ve directed that they (personnel) ensure that the PPE is certified by relevant agencies of government before they are deployed to our (NAF) hospitals and other hospitals,” he said.
The Federal Government recently appealed to tailors to commence the production of face mask to ease its shortages in the country.
