The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed that all personnel and families of soldiers in Borno cantonment should be enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) under the Cantonment Medical Reception Station. According to him, this will enable personnel and families to enjoy free medical care. A statement on Friday by the Director of Army …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja has assured personnel that the Army, under his watch, will prioritise the welfare of troops. The Army chief promised to ensure that soldiers have a befitting accommodation. He also promised that plans were ongoing to improve the service delivery of Army hospitals across the country. Lagbaja added that this would enable …

President Bola Tinubu has approved payment for the procurement of 12 attack helicopters for the Nigerian Army. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, made this known at the opening of the maiden Nigerian Army Aviation Seminar on Tuesday in Abuja. Lagbaja said the 12 MD 530F Cayuse attack helicopters would operationalise the Nigerian Army aviation unit, …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed to families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting to defend the nation, according to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-General Taoreed Lagbaja. At the opening of the Combined Second and Third Quarters COAS Conference on Tuesday in Abuja, Lagbaja said that the welfare of troops …

A new operation, Hakorin Damisa IV has been launched in the Mangu local government area of Plateau State by the Nigerian Army to tackle the emerging insecurity in the area. The Chief of the Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was in Mangu, yesterday, to launch the operation, said the aim was to tackle and end recurring killings in …

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya on Thursday announced scholarships for the top male and female graduates of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) training facility. Yahaya made the statement at the graduation ceremony for the third group of 264 barrack youths in Abuja’s NAOWA Youth Development Initiative. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that NAOWA graduated …