Armed forces

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, unveiled a special fund to support fallen and wounded troops as part of activities to mark his 74th birthday. Tinubu said the fund would cater for members of the Armed Forces injured in service,…
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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for greater decorum, restraint, and respect among public officials in the discharge of their duties, warning that uncivil behaviour by government functionaries sends a wrong…
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The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, on Thursday, said that President Bola Tinubu had approved the implementation of 20 per cent increase in pension for the Armed Forces personnel. Ogalla said this at the 2024…
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The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State has graduated 276 junior military officers under the junior course 96, on Saturday. The Chief of Army of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, in his graduation address,…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila says record has shown that only nine per cent of the total budgetary allocation to the Nigerian Armed Forces is spent on equipment. Gbajabiamila made this known at a…
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the Armed Forces of Nigeria is ready to implement the Presidential directive on the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations,…
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Retired Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma has urged Nigerians to defend  themselves from killers across the country instead of depending on the armed forces. He said this today in a live telecast programme of the10th anniversary of…
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