Lake Chad Basin

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will continue to provide support for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) based in N’djamena, Chad Republic. Buhari gave the assurance when he received on Friday at the State…

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, commended the renewed vigour by ECOWAS member countries to mobilise their own resources to combat terrorism. The president spoke at the High Level meeting of the African Union…

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…

The Accountants’ Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has advised the federal government to introduce measures to curb corruption in every facets of the country's life. The measures which come in a…

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, urged ECOWAS leaders not to allow terrorist groups destabilise the region. ”Our region has made commendable progress in the realisation of its regional…

President Muhammadu Buhari is greatly concerned about ensuring the recharging and revitalization of the Lake Chad Basin so as to effectively tackle the issues of security, livelihood and development of the region, according to Vice…

Eight governors from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad are to meet in Niamey, Niger, alongside several CSOs and global stakeholders to deliberate on the crisis rocking the Lake Chad region and offer solutions. The meeting which holds…

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops successfully repelled a fresh attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the 212 Tank Battalion at Gajigana in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the…

Two years after it halted oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin due to Boko Haram attack, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it would resume the search as soon as it received security clearance. The outgoing Group…

The Presidency has said it is not interested in investigating the killing of troops of the Nigeria army by Boko Haram insurgents in Metele, Borno state. Shehu Garba, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…