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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has urged troops to remain focused and proactive in tackling the current security challenges in the country. Yahaya made the call while addressing officers and men of the 4 Bridage Headquarters in Benin. The COAS, who was in Benin on a working visit to formation and…
August 25, 2021
The Nigerian Army has said that it had not and would not enlist former or repentant Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists into the service. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said an online video circulating in the social media…
August 25, 2021
There are media reports that the Army Major who was abducted from the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA) by bandits is allegedly dead. Major Christopher Datong was kidnapped during the raid on Nigeria’s foremost military varsity by armed bandits, early Tuesday in a shocking breach of security at one of Nigeria's safest havens amid reports that…
August 25, 2021
The UK Government has awarded Five Persons with Disabilities the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2020 to 2021 session, to foster their inclusion in the society with equal opportunities as others. Ms Gill Atkinson, Acting Head of British High Commission in Nigeria disclosed this in Abuja, during a presentation to showcase the Cheveining Scholarship to…
August 25, 2021
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of crude oil in the country is on course. Sylva disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Tuesday. He said that federal government had licensed a good number…
August 24, 2021
Some unidentified armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy, a supposed military fortress located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the country’s foremost military university, around 1am on Tuesday. During the attack, the bandits killed about two officers and abducted…
August 24, 2021
...Embassy Burgled A diplomatic row is in the offing between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo following an alleged harassment of Nigerian diplomats in Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo. According to reports, the row stemmed from the burgling of a Nigerian Embassy located in Kinshasa by some Congolese police officials, and the illegal…
August 24, 2021
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has said the Nigeria Customs Service revenue projection of N1.3trn for 2022 is too small, directing that the projected target be raised. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), had made the revenue projection during the ongoing public hearing on the 2022/2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and…
August 24, 2021
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the number of fresh registrants on its online registration portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), has exceeded two million. The programme was launched on June 28. INEC said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in…
August 23, 2021
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has urged troops to remain focused and proactive in tackling the current security challenges in the country. Yahaya made the call while addressing officers and men of the 4 Bridage Headquarters in Benin. The COAS, who was in Benin on a working visit to formation and…
August 25, 2021
The Nigerian Army has said that it had not and would not enlist former or repentant Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists into the service. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said an online video circulating in the social media…
August 25, 2021
There are media reports that the Army Major who was abducted from the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA) by bandits is allegedly dead. Major Christopher Datong was kidnapped during the raid on Nigeria’s foremost military varsity by armed bandits, early Tuesday in a shocking breach of security at one of Nigeria's safest havens amid reports that…
August 25, 2021
The UK Government has awarded Five Persons with Disabilities the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2020 to 2021 session, to foster their inclusion in the society with equal opportunities as others. Ms Gill Atkinson, Acting Head of British High Commission in Nigeria disclosed this in Abuja, during a presentation to showcase the Cheveining Scholarship to…
August 25, 2021
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of crude oil in the country is on course. Sylva disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Tuesday. He said that federal government had licensed a good number…
August 24, 2021
Some unidentified armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy, a supposed military fortress located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the country’s foremost military university, around 1am on Tuesday. During the attack, the bandits killed about two officers and abducted…
August 24, 2021
...Embassy Burgled A diplomatic row is in the offing between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo following an alleged harassment of Nigerian diplomats in Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo. According to reports, the row stemmed from the burgling of a Nigerian Embassy located in Kinshasa by some Congolese police officials, and the illegal…
August 24, 2021
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has said the Nigeria Customs Service revenue projection of N1.3trn for 2022 is too small, directing that the projected target be raised. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), had made the revenue projection during the ongoing public hearing on the 2022/2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and…
August 24, 2021
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the number of fresh registrants on its online registration portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), has exceeded two million. The programme was launched on June 28. INEC said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in…
August 23, 2021
