The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the United Kingdom and France, General Nicholas Carter and General Francois Lecointre respectively on Friday alerted the Nigerian military that the Islamic State terrorist group in the West African region (ISWAP) was a larger threat of violent extremism than Boko Haram.
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday 21st of March 2019, has closed its case against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), after calling three (3) out of the proposed six (6) witnesses.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in its plan to strengthen its armament for the fight against the insurgency in the Northwest is set to take delivery of “Augusta109” power helicopter from Italy. Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar made this statement in Abuja yesterday while holding a conference for the 2019 First quarter.
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, 19th March 2019 approved N30,000 as the new national minimum wage. The approval is a sequel to the submission of the report of the ad hoc committee set up to review the minimum wage.
Following the Ethiopian Airline crash on Sunday, the Federal Government has banned the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes from the Nigerian airspace. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika made the disclosure to newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) Troops on Saturday took the fight to Boko Haram and the Task Force was said to have killed about 50 Boko Haram fighters in Gueskerou and Abadam along the Lake Chad Basin.
