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- 13 Jul 2015
Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked all military service chiefs and promptly announced their replacements, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, President’s special adviser on media and…
- 18 Jul 2016
Chief of Defence Space Agency to Speak at #NCSAbuja2016
Air Vice Marshal T.V. Udoh, chief of Defence Space Agency will be speaking at the 26th National Conference of Nigeria Computer Society holding under the theme: "Information Technology for National…
- 31 Jan 2022
Nigeria-UK Holds Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London
The UK and Nigeria are holding the first meeting of the Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London this week. Sir Stephen Lovegrove, UK National Security Adviser, and Major…
- 19 Sept 2014
President Jonathan’s Cook, Others Bag National Honours
President Goodluck Jonathan approved yesterday a list of 305 Nigerians and non-Nigerians for the 2013/2014 National Honours Award including his cook, a taxi driver and a traffic warden. Six military…
- 16 Jan 2014
President Jonathan Sacks, Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the service chiefs, who are statutorily the heads of the nation’s military apparatus. Dr. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the President on Media and…
- 14 Feb 2024
Senate Directs Compulsory Identification of Nigerians Via BVN, NIN to Stem Criminal Activities
Senate has directed the Ministry of Interior to make registration and certification of Nigerian citizens compulsory as a way of tackling the menace of identity fraud, multiple identity and insecurity…
- 21 May 2026
Army Acquires New Drones to Boost Surveillance, Precision Strikes — COAS
Nigerian Army has acquired additional drones and other advanced force multipliers to strengthen surveillance operations, improve target acquisition, and enhance precision strike and casualty…
- 26 Feb 2021
CDS Urges Telcos to Support Military to Combat Insecurity
Major General Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff (CDS). has urged telecommunications service providers in Nigeria to support efforts by the military and other security agencies to address…
- 6 Aug 2024
FG Freezes Accounts of #EndBadGovernance Sponsors, Places Them on Watchlist
Authorities from the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) have added sponsors of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest to their watchlist. At a press briefing at Defence Headquarters in…
- 25 Oct 2018
FG Bans Unauthorised Use of Drones, Broadcast Equipment
The federal government has, as part of broad measures to stem the tide of insecurity in the country, banned the unauthorised acquisition of firearms, drones and broadcast equipment. This was…
- 21 Apr 2021
Digital Technology, a Veritable Tool in Combating Insecurity — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that warfare is no longer physical and therefore imperative for the Nigerian…
- 28 May 2014
Stop Abusing Jonathan, God Made Him President-First Lady
Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to stop abusing her husband because God Himself made him the head of the nation. Patience gave the advice while addressing children…
- 13 Mar 2013
You Must Pay Odi People N38Bn, Court Tells FG
The Justice Lambo Akanbi-led Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has rejected the stay of execution sought by the Federal Government over her February ruling ordering the…
- 11 Oct 2014
Shocking! Army Col, Others Set APC Ablaze, Pave Way for Boko Haram
There were shocking revelations at the weekend that an Army Colonel, some junior officers and soldiers who were taking part in the military offensive to reclaim communities taken over by the Boko…
- 21 Oct 2014
Boko Haram Demands Presidential Pardon
Members of the Boko Haram sect have asked the Federal Government to grant them presidential pardon under the ceasefire deal which the two parties reached last Friday. They also sought the immediate…
- 10 Jul 2024
eTranzact Powers Military Pensions Board’s New Digital Verification System
eTranzact, innovative financial technology solutions company, has announced its role as the technology solution provider for the Military Pensions Board’s new digital verification system for military…
- 10 Oct 2013
Navy Declares War on Sea Robbers
Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, chief of Naval Staff, has said that waging a war against pirates had become imperative, in view of the enormous challenges their nefarious activities posed to the economic…
- 2 Apr 2025
Nigerian Military Makes History with Africa’s First Attack Drones, Bombs
Nigerian Military, in partnership with Briech UAS, a communications company, has unveiled the first and largest indigenous attack drones and bombs in Nigeria and Africa. Briech UAS, alongside the…
- 6 Jul 2010
Yar’Adua, Dambazau to Commission NAWANI Project
The Nigerian Army Wide Area Network Infrastructure (NAWANI) project, an ICT project built by Galaxy Backbone, is ready for commissioning by the Minister of Defence (State) Alhaji Murtala Shehu…
- 24 Oct 2025
FG Welcomes Nigeria’s Delisting from FATF Grey List
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria’s delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The FATF, which announced the delisting at its plenary in Paris, France, on Friday, is…
- 20 Aug 2024
UK Donates Counter Insurgency Training Facility to Nigerian Army
United Kingdom (UK) has donated a Counter Insurgency (COIN) training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces, to help enhance the reality of their training and better prepare the force for its future…
- 28 May 2013
US to Give Nigerian Navy ex-Vessels
The Nigerian Navy will receive two more ex-United States vessels next year, the US Navy Survey Ship John McDonnell and the US Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin. Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, chief of Naval…
- 21 Apr 2015
Revealed: Faces of Buhari’s Cabinet
With just weeks to inauguration, the shape of Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect’s incoming cabinet is beginning to emerge with names like Rotimi Amaechi, Babatunde Fashola, Chukwuma Soludo ,…
- 27 Nov 2014
Alison-Madueke Elected First Female President of OPEC
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s minister of petroleum, has just been elected the first female president of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries). She is the replacement for the…
- 27 Mar 2022
Qatar 2022: MTN CEO Backs Super Eagles to Clinch FIFA Qualification
Karl Olutokun Toriola, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, has charged the Nigerian Super Eagles to make the country proud. L-R: The Corporate Services Officer, MTN Nigeria, Tobe Okigbo, The…
- 1 Oct 2014
OBJ Goes to School @ 77
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, has enrolled for an MA/Ph.D. in Christian Theology at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) His admission letter titled, ‘‘Provisional admission…
- 7 Aug 2025
NAF, NIGCOMSAT to Boost Nigeria’s Security with Satellite Technology
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited have entered into a strategic alliance aimed at advancing operational effectiveness, sovereignty, and sustainability…
- 23 May 2023
Buhari Reviews 16 Nigerian Navy Warships, Lauds Shipbuilding Efforts
President Muhammadu Buhari has inspected 16 ships belonging to the Nigerian Navy, as well as partnering naval ships from Ghana and Italy onboard the nation’s territorial waters as part of activities…
- 31 Jan 2015
Army Arrests General, Others for Dodging during Baga Attack
The authorities of the Nigerian military have arrested senior Army personnel on attachment to the Multi National Joint Task Force for allegedly shirking their responsibilities during the Baga attack…
- 22 Dec 2022
Buhari Launches “EYEMARK” Project Monitoring Mobile App
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, launched the National Monitoring and Evaluation platform, EYEMARK, for citizens to…