Magashi gave the assurance at the Independence Dinner for members of the Armed Forces on Saturday in Abuja.
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Gbajabiamila made this known at public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill, organised by the House Committee on Defence on Monday in Abuja.
And as a devout Muslim, ‘Auzubillahi!’ is the likeliest word the President would utter if a dog mistakenly snuggles up against his ankle; Islam forbids human-dog embrace.
The Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, gave the assurance when he led members of the committee on oversight visit to the Ministry on Friday.
The Armed Forces and Remembrance Day Celebration is a worldwide phenomenon in which nations set aside a particular day annually to celebrate their Armed Forces. Although most have certain things in common, the date and sequence of events celebrating it varies from one country to another. These standard denominations include prayers, parades, laying of the wreath and charitable activities.
As the name indicates, emphasis is on members of the Armed Forces, not non-military Nigerian heroes and heroines the country has produced. Though the country has produced many non-military heroes, Nigerians are still waiting for an imaginative government to carve out a Remembrance Day for them. Aside instituting a low-key Armed Forces Remembrance Day since 2015, the Buhari/Osinbajo administration has a moral and historical duty to introduce a Heroes’ Day on the nation’s official calendar.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this while giving an update on the operations of the Armed Forces between November 26 and December 2, 2020 on Thursday in Abuja.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the Armed Forces between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18 on Thursday in Abuja.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said this at the updates briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Sunday said it had completed paying April salaries of Armed Forces personnel.
The Defence Headquarters says the Armed Forces of Nigeria is ready to implement the Presidential directive on the fight against Coronavirus Disease in the country.
Switzerland Armed Forces are set to deploy troops to help in containing the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 1,000 people in the country.
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government would continue to recognise the sacrifices of the men and women of the nation’s armed forces.
Olonisakin gave the assurance on Monday at a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives in Abuja.
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to provide logistics and financial resources to the Armed Forces to enable them to engage and train local vigilantes in the fight against insurgency.
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that a new salary structure had not been approved for the members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The Chuief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has called for alternative sources of funding to enable the armed forces meet training and operational needs.
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College, on Monday said it would continue to provide relevant training to ensure intergrated approach to Nigeria’s security.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said it is unacceptable that criminals and terrorists are better equipped than the country’s Armed Forces.