Armed Forces

For the irregularities in the award and payment of N968 million for the contract to supply medals and ribbons for the Armed Forces during a past Nigeria's independence anniversary, a Senate panel has flagged the ministry of defence and has…

The Presidency has reacted to the call by the Senate for the sack of the country’s Service Chiefs. The Senate resolution on Tuesday followed the killing of several soldiers in the North East battle against Boko Haram and the mass…

AMINA HUSSAINI, Abuja The minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed Tuesday inaugurated an inter-ministerial task force to fully implement the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will meet with President Buhari to discuss security challenges arising from the activities of Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in…

Spain struggled to cope on Wednesday with a mounting coronavirus crisis as its death toll exceeded China’s with another 738 lives lost in a single day, and a third senior government minister was diagnosed with the virus. With 3,434…

The Federal Government has taken delivery of two fighter helicopters to boost the ongoing fight against insurgency and banditry in the country. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this when he briefed State…

Members of the House of Representatives have resolved to engage President Muhammadu Buhari over his inability to end the recurrent killings and banditry across the country. The lawmakers said the failure by the president to explain the…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says the valour and sacrifice of soldiers make a nation. In a message on Wednesday to honour the fallen heroes on the occasion of the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Buratai said only…

The Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, has released the list of candidates admitted into the 70th regular course the military institution. This is sequel to the initial Armed Forces Selection Board (AFSB) Screening conducted…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja pledged to provide the Armed Forces with the best hardware to ease their assignments. He stated this after performing the 2016 wreath laying to mark the end of the 2016 Armed Forces…