President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, presided over the National Defence Council meeting, where he approved the new Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for officers and enlisted personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, revealed this on his official X handle on Monday. Dada said the new HTACOS is …

In response to the rising spate of insecurity, the Federal Government has spent an additional N14 billion on various military equipment between September and October 2024, according to Saturday PUNCH. In the first seven months of this year, the government had spent N63.6 billion to procure equipment and ammunition for the military and the Office of the National Security Adviser. …

Nigeria has ranked fourth among countries whose citizens were granted U.S. citizenship through military naturalization between 2020 and 2024. During the period under review, the United States naturalised over 52,000 military service members across different countries. According to data obtained from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday, 3,270 Nigerian-born service members were granted U.S. citizenship, trailing only the …

The Coalition of Concerned (Military) Veterans (CCV) has commended President Bola Tinubu for hournoring his word on military pensions warfare. In a press statement by Abiodun Durowaiye-Herberts, the Retired Members of the Nigerian Air Force (REMENAF) said: “Following a successful and non-violent peaceful protest on the 4th and 5th December 2024 by the Coalition of Concerned (Military) Veterans and its …

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. Immigration was a top issue in the election campaign, and Trump has promised to deport millions and stabilize the border with Mexico after record numbers of migrants crossed illegally during …

The military high command, on Thursday, paid last respect to the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, who died on Tuesday, 5 November, after a brief illness. Lagbja’s corpse departed for Abuja on Thursday morning shortly after top military personnel and other dignitaries, including the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and other dignitaries paid …

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has charged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to intensify efforts to dominate the airspace and end insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North-West region, saying, “Please, end insecurity now”. During a visit to the Headquarters 213 NAF Forward Operating Base in Katsina State, the Minister said, We are deploying additional platforms, including attack …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of assassinating its Biafran land National Coordinator, Mr. Ikechukwu Ugwuoha. In a statement on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPoB alleged that Ugwuoha was assassinated around his residence on Friday in Aba, Abia State by agents allegedly recruited by the Nigerian government. Powerful …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has requested the establishment of a military operation base in the eastern part of the state to address rising criminal activities. The governor made this appeal during a courtesy visit by the General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Farooq Mijinyawa, at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. Abiodun …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday received with relief the news of the string of successful operations against security threats in the northwest by troops of the Nigerian military. This came as troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, on Thursday, neutralised a wanted bandit leader, Halilu Sububu, who had been terrorising residents of Zamfara, Sokoto, and other parts of the Northwest. The …