By Taiye Agbaje A former member, House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak, has called for a more sustainable approach to tackle the increasing rate of poverty and insecurity in the country. Uwak, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the level of poverty and gross inequality in the country wasContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Muhammed Matawalle, has charged the National Defence College (NDC), to develop a curriculum to aid in producing knowledge-based Armed Forces. Matawalle gave the charge as a Special Guest of Honour at the inauguration of the Course 32 of the NDCContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have in the last one week neutralised 31 terrorists and apprehended 81 others in various operations across North East, North Central and North West. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this in a statementContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA), on Saturday held a sensitisation campaign in commemoration of the 2023 Breast World Cancer Awareness Month. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar-Audu, on Saturday expressed confidence that the reign of the new Ejeh of Ankpa, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed-Yakubu, will bring about peaceful coexistence and development in Ankpa local government Area (LGA) of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has announced the launch of three training exercises across the country to forestall criminality during the Yuletide period. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.- Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who briefed newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said the training exercises would hold in the SouthContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, has commended the Nigeria Armed Forces for the determination to secure Nigeria. Badaru gave the commendation at the graduation of Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Course 7/2023 participants, on Friday in Abuja. He said that the military had displayedContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, on Friday said Nigeria must increase production to strengthen the naira and boost the economy. Nnaji stated this at a news conference on readiness for implementation of Presidential Executive Order N0 5 in Abuja on Friday. The PresidentialContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN), an independent youth-centric group, has called for urgent action by the Federal Government to address the prevailing insecurity in the country. This is contained in a statement by the National Speaker of NYAN, Rt. Hon. Usman Bashir Shagari on FridayContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Karu community and environs in FCT were thrown into uproar on Friday due to reports of alleged male genitals disappearing mysteriously. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the past three weeks, more than 10 people in the communities allegedly lost their organs to someContinue Reading
