By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Nigerian Army says it will optimise the competencies in the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) in terms of its operational techniques, training manuals and curriculum to meet the contemporary security threats demands. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, said this on Wednesday while declaringContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says Nigeria’s current security challenges demand a flexible and coordinated response across the defence and security architecture. Shaibu, speaking at the maiden Nigerian Army Chief Clerks’ Convention 2026 in Ibadan, stressed that no service or agency could operateContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has intensified its non-kinetic operations with the deployment of modern agricultural technologies aimed at strengthening food security and reducing post-harvest losses across the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, said this at the inauguration of a parabolic-shaped solar dryer and inertContinue Reading
By Mohammad Tijjani The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shu’aibu, has inaugurated four blocks of 120 flats and a 60,000-litre solar-powered borehole for soldiers at Ribadu Cantonment, Kotoko Barracks in Kaduna. Shu’aibu, who was represented by the Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Isa Abdullah, said the projectContinue Reading
By Mohammad Tijjani The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shu’aibu, has inaugurated three renovated blocks of family flats for soldiers at the Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that each of the blocks contained 30 flats, bringing the total to 90 family flats forContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, members of the Federal Executive Council, National Assembly, service chiefs and diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved the laying of wreaths atContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, has distributed food items, clothing and cash to widows of fallen officers as part of activities marking the Christmas celebration. The gesture was carried out in Benin during the Commander’s Christmas Luncheon for widows and children, aimed at supportingContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to soldiers’ welfare by inaugurating the Affordable Home Ownership Option for All Soldiers (AHOOAS) Estate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the estate’s inauguration and that of a shopping complexContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has decorated 27 newly promoted senior officers to their new rank of Major General with a charge to continue to display loyalty, professionalism and commitment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 27 officers were recently promoted from the rank of Brigadier General,Continue Reading
