The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. Similar promotions were also carried out in the Nigerian Air Force and Navy. Among those promoted are the Army spokesman Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu and the Acting Commander, Guards Brigade, Col. O.A. Onasanya. A statement by the director of Army …

The Federal Government has vowed to end insecurity by 2024, adding that it recognised security challenges confronting the nation. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle expressed optimism that actions taken by the Federal Government to prevent insecurity would aid in solving the attacks by gunmen. “If God willing, from now …

The Lagos State Government has stressed the need to involve a greater percentage of youths in addressing security challenges to ensure a safer and secure environment. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the website of the Lagos State Government on Saturday. According to the statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made the call on …

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Wednesday, matriculated 441 cadets into the various degree programmes as members of the 75th Regular Course of the nation’s foremost military academy. The Commandant of the NDA, Maj-Gen. John Ochai, said out of 30,000 applicants, only 441 cadets, including one from The Gambia, secured admission. Ochai detailed the distribution of cadets across various faculties, …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun has outlined his new vision for the Nigeria Police Force. Addressing officers and men of the Force at the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin on Friday, Egbetokun said Nigeria deserves a professionally competent and people friendly police service driven by rule of law. He said there is also the desire to …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the military has taken delivery of modern equipment and it is enhancing the fight against insurgency in the country. Represented by the Garrison Officer Commander 8 Division, Maj. Gen. Godwin Mutkut, the COAS spoke during a Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation media chat held in Sokoto on Wednesday. He said the …

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered Police formations and Commands to extract letter of retirement from Police officers who are due for retirement but have refused to leave the Service. According to a Police signal, which has gone viral online, the office of the IGP on Saturday directed Policemen who have attained 60 years of age or …

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has directed commanders of units and commands where the newly acquired platforms would be deployed to identify hazards associated with its usage. He also urged them to devise means to manage the risks involved in the arrival and usage of the aircraft. The Air Chief disclosed this in a statement while …

The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that deployment of 40,000 operatives of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) who are currently undergoing training, will begin with Katsina and nine other states. The Force Headquarters also revealed that the proposed Commanders that will be in charge of the squad will be trained in Mexico while noting that the deployment to the 10 …

The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, announced that there will be no vehicular movement as well as movement of canoes, ships and other means of transportation via waterways in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states, starting from Friday. Egbetokun, who said the decision was in line with measures put in place to ensure free, fair and credible elections in …