The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has proposed tax exemption on the personal income of military personnel in Nigeria. The Chairman of the Committee, Abiodun Faleke, disclosed this on Thursday during the clause-by-clause consideration of the four tax bills transmitted to the parliament by President Bola Tinubu in October, 2024. Speaking at the event,…
President Bola Tinubu has issued marching orders to the military to end banditry and general insecurity by the end of 2025. This was disclosed by the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, in a viral video. Following Tinubu’s order, Badaru said the military will continue its onslaught against bandits and all forms of criminalities. The Minister…
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at eliminating what he referred to as “transgender ideology” from the military, marking a significant step back for LGBTQ rights. During a series of military-related announcements aboard Air Force One, Trump also called for the development of a US equivalent of Israel’s Iron Dome…
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the military and the families of the six soldiers who lost their lives during the assault on January 4, 2025. The tragic terrorist attack took place at the Nigerian Army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State. In a Thursday statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and…
The military has bombed scores of terrorists planning to attack residents of Babban Kauye village, located in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Terrorists loyal to two bandit kingpins, Dan-Isuhu and Dogo Sule, were neutralized by airstrikes carried out by air troops attached to ‘Operation Farautar Mujiya.’ The spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force,…
The Lagos State Government has pleaded with the youths to enrol in the military. The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made the appeal during the quarterly meetings with the Chairman and members of the Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, in Ikeja. Salu-Hundeyin said that security of a nation was everybody’s business and…
The Nigerian military has said it will intervene if violence recorded in some states in the ongoing nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria escalates. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, during a press conference in Abuja, said the military would step in to control the looting and violence being witnessed in some parts…
The House of Representatives has lauded troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces for their sustained pressure against insurgency and terrorism in trouble spots across the country. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, gave the commendation in Abuja today, saying the troops have recorded remarkable achievements in recent times. “The successes recorded…