President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja that the fighting power of the Nigerian Army had progressively increased since his regime began in 2015, making it one of the strongest in Africa today. “The fighting power of our army was at its lowest ebb as of May 2015. However, seven years later, its fighting power has increased significantly, making …

From every indication, it looks like the relationship between the powers that be in Enugu State, by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has once again gone south, thanks to a hard-to-fathom tendency to expect different results from doing the same thing. The current face-off, like the previous ones, appears to be emanating from a Motion recently moved by the state House of …

The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. During the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the Armed Forces in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said the surrendered terrorists comprised 222 adult …

Over 120 major-generals, brigadiers, colonels, lieutenants, captains and others  have been ordered to proceed on compulsory retirement, or be summarily retrenched by the Nigerian Army. The exercise is said to be in accordance with the Public Service Rules and the Armed Forces of Nigeria Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service, 2017 (Revised). Mainly affected by the exercise were those who …

The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers from Brigadier General to Major General; and Colonel to Brigadier General. In the development, 52 Brigadier Generals were elevated to Major General, while 70 Colonels are now Brigadier Generals. In a statement on Friday, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said that the promotion was in …

The Nigerian Army has produced pamphlets to guide the conduct of its personnel during the 2023 general elections.  During the graduation of the third quarter courses of the institute in Ilorin at the weekend, the Commandant of the Nigeria Army Institute of Science Education and Technology, Major General Bello Alhaji Tsoho said: “The Nigeria Army has already proactively mass-produced pamphlets …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-General Faruk Yahaya has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to enhancing the welfare of its retired and discharged personnel. In a good message delivered on his behalf at the send-off ceremony and regimental dinner night for 14 retired officers of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, General Yahaya said the occasion was conceived out …