The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has urged the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen, Christopher Musa to fish out the killers of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State. Matawalle gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by Mr...
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has donated 4,860 rams and N390million to the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, stakeholders and less-privileged families in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. The rams as...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has said no fewer than 9,300 bandits and terrorists have been neutralised within the last one year by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Badaru disclosed this at the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings, organised by the Ministry of Information, to mark the first anniversary...
Without a doubt, the war against insecurity is still being fiercely fought on different frontiers. But there is a blowing wind of hope which attests to the fact that the Ministry of Defence and all the allied agencies under it are not sleeping on duty. Minister of Defence, Mohammed...
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has said Nigeria would not tolerate crude oil theft and illegal refining as they are very serious crimes in the country. “Such crimes will not be tolerated in any form and at any time or level and this extends to other natural resources...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has directed mining new marshals drawn from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to smoke out illegal miners and all those who flout the nation’s mining laws. Alake gave the directive while inaugurating the first batch of...
Ministry of Defence on Monday condemned as unacceptable, Thursday’s killing of 16 officers and men of the 181 Amphibious Battalion at Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta by youths of the community. Youths of the community killed the battalion’s Commanding Officer, Lt.-Col. AH Ali, two...
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, has said that the military operatives in the last few months killed no fewer than seven top leaders of the insurgency in the country. The minister said this in an interview with newsmen after addressing the members of Senior Course 46 of...
The Senate on Tuesday went into a close door session to take briefs from Service Chiefs and some Ministers on the general state of security in the country. The closed-door session followed a motion moved by Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). Those at the meeting include National...
The Federal Government has promised to ensure better days for military personnel, veterans and their families. The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen at the Wreath Laying Ceremony to mark the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) on Monday in Abuja. Badaru...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru, has appealed for an increase in the 2024 budget of the ministry over rising cost of operations caused by inflation. Badaru said this at the 2024 budget defence before the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on defence...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, on Tuesday assured that the Nigeria military troops would soon end Boko Haram insurgency in the country. The Minister stated this on Tuesday when he led a high powered delegation on a one day operational...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has been according incredible support to the Nigerian military and in many instances he risks his life visiting front lines to motivate troops, Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has declared. The minister spoke on Tuesday at...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Badaru, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to bridge gender gaps and ensure parity in the Nigerian Armed Forces. Badaru gave the assurance at a one-day gender Mainstreaming Conference with the theme “Building Capacity Through Gender Mainstreaming to meet Security Challenges” organised...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar are currently in Turkey to facilitate the speedy delivery of T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The Federal Government procured six units of T-129...
President Bola Tinubu has promised to do everything within his constitutional powers to ensure that the Nigerian military is well resourced and fit-for-purpose to discharge its constitutional duties of protecting the nation. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, made the promise during the graduation...
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, has called for a vibrant Navy to enhance national prosperity. Magashi made the call on Saturday in Lagos, when he declared the 2023 Presidential Fleet Review open. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of this year’s review...
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), on Friday presented cheques totaling N2,597,744,287.00 to families of 804 deceased officers and men of the Armed Forces. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that presentation, which was done in Abuja, was under the 2021/2022 Group Life Assurance Scheme of the Armed Forces....
The Minister of Defence, Maj.- Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), on Friday inaugurated multiple projects at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, in a bid to enhance the training of cadets. The projects inaugurated included roads in honour of warheroes and the NDA-NAF Base Link Road and new gate named...
President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated 700 Ashok Leyland troops-carrying vehicles for the Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday. The inauguration was done virtually. Buhari said the procurement of the vehicles was in response to the prevailing security challenges bedevilling the nation. He said the vehicles were assembled locally by Stallion...