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 Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, says that President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated commitment to promote national unity and cohesion as key element of his Renewed Hope Agenda. Matawalle said this at the inauguration of the National Defence College (NDC) Course 32, withContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Commandant, National Defence College (NDC), Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Olotu, says the college has graduated 2,750 participants comprising 2,466 from Nigeria and 296 officers from other countries in 31 years. Olotu said this at the inauguration of NDC Course 32 with the inaugural lecture titled, “strengthening NationalContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Acting Comproller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, says 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Adepoju, who said this during a press briefing at the Service headquarters on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has solicited enhanced defence cooperation with the respective militaries of all allied countries in Nigeria. Abubakar made the call when he hosted foreign Defence Attachés of allied countries accredited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Acting Comproller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, says 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Adepoju, who said this during a press briefing at the Service headquarters on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE) and the Naval Dockyard Ltd., has begun discussion on areas of partnerships and training of mechanical engineering graduates. NIMechE’s National Chairperson, Dr Funmi Akingbagbohun, reached the agreement with the dockyard during a courtesy call to the naval dockyard onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Special Court Martial sitting in Abuja, has fixed Oct. 10 for judgment in a case of stealing, forgery, misappropriation and conspiracy brought against a Major General. The accused, Maj.-Gen. Umaru Muhammed, was the erstwhile Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian Army Properties LimitedContinue Reading
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
