The Federal Government said on Thursday that the country was poised to begin local production of military equipment with the recent signing of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill by President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, said following the signing of the bill, the Federal Government had been in talks with about 50 local and internal …

Director-general (DG) of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Aniedi Edet, said the organisation has gone into partnership with over 50 foreign and local partners since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the amended DICON Act into law in November last year. Edet said the partnership, especially with foreign investors, most of whom, are bringing in money and …

Troops across various theatres of operations in the country in separate operations have recovered a total of 66,692 arms and ammunition from non-state actors. A breakdown of the figures revealed that a total of 3,117 dangerous arms and 63,575 ammunition were captured by troops. Some of the non-state actors the arms and ammunition recovered from are terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and …

The National Leader of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Musa Kwankwaso, says the military can end the current security challenges facing the country, given the necessary motivation. Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, stated this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after the NNPP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Friday. He said that although it was the responsibility …

The Joint Military Task Force Operation Delta Safe, on Wednesday, uncovered two illegal oil bunkering sites in Samkiri, a settlement in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The task force also found 30 illegal refining camps operating in the area. On 13 February, the OPDS destroyed some illegal refining sites at Ataba, near Bonny, also in the state. …

The Defence Headquarters is encouraging Nigerians to embrace a new initiative, the Celebrate Nigeria Challenge, aimed at revitalising the nation. This call to action was conveyed through a video shared by the Army on its official X account on Friday. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba emphasised the importance of enduring present challenges for the sake of …

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said that the military is gaining nothing from the fight against insecurity in many parts of the country. According to him, the military loses troops daily in the ongoing fight against insecurity across the federation, adding that he has nightmares. Musa spoke during the maiden parley with journalists in Abuja on …

The military high command on Friday said troops in collaboration with the operatives of the Department of State Services arrested the leader of Islamic State for West African Province terrorist group in North Central and North West zones. Although the military did not identify the terrorist leader, it said he was in custody. A statement on Friday, the Director of …

The military high command has refuted claims that there has been a resurgence in terrorist attacks in the north-eastern part of the country. Rather, it said the troops had been taking the fight to the camps of the terrorists hibernating in the region. Speaking on this, the Director of Defence Media Operations,  Maj. Gen. Edward Buba noted that the terrorists …

The Akwa Ibom state government has donated fourteen new patrol boats to aid the military in combating crime in the state’s waterways. The boats are to be complemented with the installation of machine guns and the designation of military personnel to man the boats. Governor Umo Eno said the gesture was part of the state’s partnership with the Nigerian Army …