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3 Sep
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, said yesterday that in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the ability to manage and secure data efficiently is not just a requirement but a cornerstone of operational success and administrative excellence. General Lagbaja made this observation in Abuja on Tuesday while declaring open the Second…
9 May
The Fulani Waziri family of Rafin Sarki village in Fatika District of Giwa Local Council of Kaduna State has accused some soldiers of unlawfully seizing 518 cows and 177 sheep and rams on March 9.
17 Apr
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. TaoreedLagbaja, has urged the field commanders to remain committed and restore sanity in troubled areas across the country.He also told the officers to be more vigilant and circumspect as the country is in an uncertain and volatile season.
14 Jan
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, said the Nigerian Army would continue to consult retired senior officers of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC), even after their disengagement from active service.
30 Dec 2023
In a momentous event on Friday, December 29, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, previously at the helm of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Whirl Punch, decorated the former Air Component Commander of Operation Whirl Punch, Air Commodore Dogari Apyeyak. While Lagbaja has since been appointed as the COAS, Apyeyak…
27 Dec 2023
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, yesterday, said that more than 50,000 soldiers are currently involved in several peacekeeping operations nationwide.
28 Oct 2023
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed that all personnel and their families be enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) under the Cantonment Medical Reception Station..
5 Oct 2023
Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has requested a battalion from the Nigerian Army to secure ungoverned spaces in the state. According to Kefas, the support of the army was needed to dominate ungoverned spaces in the state to combat security threats they posed to Taraba residents.
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Managing Director, Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Kelvin Uwaibi, said on Tuesday that Edo State is the first state in Nigeria to set up a Business Information Portal (BIP) to enable ease of doing business in the state. Uwaibi disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State…
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Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has charged the 173 state contingent to the 8th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta to be worthy ambassadors of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the contingent comprised 124 athletes and 49 officials. Soludo, who gave the charge before their departure on Monday in Awka,…
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The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has raised concerns over the slow pace of financial disbursements in the $700 million Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, raised the concern during the Midterm Review…
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