By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja on Wednesday assured of a speedy take-off of the newly-established 114 Battalion in Wukari, Taraba to tackle insecurity in the state. Lagbaja gave the assurance in Abuja when he received visiting Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba at theContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) said it will hold a Stakeholders dialogue, on the implementation of sections of the Fiscal Responsibility Act that relates to lending by banks to governments and public institutions. Mr Bede Anyanwu, FRC’s Head of Strategic Communications who stated this is in aContinue Reading
By Esther Mamudu Some activists have advocated the inclusion of women in the peace-building process and national cohesion. They made the call at a symposium titled “The Role of Women in Peace Building as Mediators and in Reconciliation”. The symposium was organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation, One Percent International ManagementContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Tuesday solicited the support of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in ensuring adequate budgetary allocation to the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). The Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, said in a statement that theContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Creative Vision Development Foundation (CVDEF) an NGO supported by Christian Aid Nigeria has planted trees in some selected communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to mitigate climate change. Karshi, a suburb within the FCT is the first beneficiary with 80 treesContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie/Pauline Ochai The Federal Government says it will review the 2017 national policy on justice in order to encapsulate Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) matters. Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said this on Tuesday in Abuja in his keynote address at a high-level engagement with states onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army on Tuesday dismissed a report of impending operation in Benue, Taraba, Plateau and Kogi as fake. The fake report was purported to have emanated from Defence Headquarters, Abuja. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Abuja that the fake publication was theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, on Monday appointed a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Principal Correspondent, Mrs Bridget Ikyado, as his Principal Special Assistant (PSA) on Media & Publicity/Strategic Communications. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula,Continue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The FCT Police Command has advised the residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu,’ to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also known as ‘One Chance’. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, CP Haruna Garba, gave the warning on Tuesday, inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has advocated for a whole-of-society efforts towards effective protection of the nation’s critical assets and infrastructure. Dambazau made the call while delivering the graduation lecture for participants of Army War College NigeriaContinue Reading
