The Minister stated this Monday in Abuja at the 25th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’ (PMB) Scorecard Series organised to showcase the achievements of the government.
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The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, dropped the hint in a keynote address sent to a three-day sensitisation programme on drugs and substance abuse for the armed forces.
The Defender of the Nigerian Universe, General Irabor, has able lieutenants in the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao – all Goliaths in their own rights – though smaller in size, but with offices more sought after because they have under their direct controls, officers, men and money.
General Magashi gave the directive in his addresses at the 2021 Nigerian Army Infantry Corps Annual Leadership Lecture Series and Biennial Reunion held at the Corps headquarters, Jaji Cantonernment Kaduna State.
The Governor performed the flag-off at the 34 Artillery Brigade Forward Operation Base in Orlu Local Government Area.
The Deputy Commandant of the NDA, Air Vice Marshal Abiola Amodu, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news briefing.
I never knew I would end up becoming his ADC as GOC and ECOMOG Force Commander. He had high standards for who was to be his ADC but unfortunately, the rank structure within which he wanted was not available, he was asked to try me out without my knowledge
Buhari, who described the attack as “brazen”, has also despatched security chiefs from the seat of power in Abuja to the school in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence Babangida Hussaini made the remarks, while receiving the donations of health care items, including Personal Protective Equipment from the United States Department of Defence to the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The Chairman of the MPB, Commodore Saburi Lawal, made the call in Abuja on Wednesday when he appeared before Senate Committee on Defence to defend the MPB 2021 budgetary estimates.
The Special Assistant Media and Publicity to the Minister, Mohammad Abdulkadri, in a statement on Friday, said the minister gave the assurance when members of the Committee of Retired Generals visited him.
The Nigerian Armed Forces has produced a digital mechanical ventilator known as DICOVENT as well as several other COVID-19 essential and life saving equipment to manage the pandemic.
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has provided three additional isolation and treatment centres to support the Federal Government’s efforts in containing COVID-19 patients.
The Nigerian Armed Forces is ready to produce and store pure Liquefied Oxygen for immediate supply to isolation centres and designated hospitals for the management of COVID-19 cases.
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with a former Minister of Defence and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Nigerian Armed Forces, General Domkat Bali, on the occasion of his 80th birthday on February 27, 2020.
Barely two months to the 2019 General elections, the Nigerian Armed Forces have been admonished not to alienate themselves from the people so as to douse the growing fears that they were been positioned as instruments of election rigging.
Buhari gave the advice during his address to retired soldiers at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi.
Alhaji Mustapha Kokori, Vice Chairman of the association, made the commendation at the presentation of awards to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai and Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander in charge of the counter-insurgency operation.
The reaction of the Federal Government followed the information released by a journalist with extensive knowledge in the coverage of the Boko Haram insurgency, Ahmad Salkida, that only 15 of the girls are alive.
Major General John Enenche, the Director Defence Information, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri, Borno State that there were no sinister motive behind the Armed Forces medical outreach exercise