By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says his command philosophy is critical towards building the capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for future air warfare. He said his command philosophy was to transform NAF into an agile and resilient force that wouldContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Mr Emmanuel Umar, a former Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs in Niger, says the wide uncovered spaces in the state helped to breed terrorism, banditry and other criminalities. Umar said this while delivering a lecture titled, “Ungoverned Spaces and National Security: A Personal Perspective”,Continue Reading
Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has tasked the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre (NAHFC), on thorough analysis of policies, practices and procedures towards enhancing the capabilities of the army. Lagbaja gave the directive at the inaugural seminar of the centre with the theme,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The North-East Elders for Restoration (NEER), a pressure group has hailed the ongoing military clearance operations nationwide, especially against Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. The group gave the commendation in a statement by its president, Mallam Bello Katagum and Secretary, Alhaji Sani Sanusi,Continue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Oyo State’s Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, on Wednesday in Ibadan extolled the virtues of late Prof. Samuel Agbede. Adeyemo spoke at a colloquium in honour of the late Agbede, organised by the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of VeterinaryContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has lauded the Federal Government and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for providing relief materials to flood impacted victims and the vulnerable in the state. The governor gave the commendation at Ibusa on Wednesday at the commencement of distribution of the SpecialContinue Reading
By Okon Okon Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, says he has no excuse not to discharge his duties as assigned to him by President Bola Tinubu. Jisalo said this during his second familiarisation visit to the Management and Staff of the National Lottery Trust FundContinue Reading
Kadiri Abdulrahman The CBN on Wednesday in Abuja unveiled a new online platform for the submission licence applications by microfinance banks. Its Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isa AbdulMumin, said the platform, known as the CBN Licensing, Approval and Other Requests Portal (CBN LARP), would be the place to process applications.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) said on Wednesday that 16 volunteers from Nigeria would be deployed to Liberia on Friday for knowledge exchange in furtherance of efforts to bridge the educational gap in Africa. The Director-General (DG) of DTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, said this atContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai, on Wednesday took out a gun truck and eight terrorists at Baranga village, Marte Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement inContinue Reading
