Tag: NIGERIAN ARMY
NASFA produces over 4,500 graduates in army leadership programmes since 2007
Lagos, March 10, 2026 (NAN)The Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA) has produced over 4,500 graduates at both the National Diploma and...
Army moves troops to new Kaduna accommodation
Kaduna, March. 7, 2026(NAN) The Nigerian Army has marched soldiers into a newly constructed accommodation block at Ribadu Cantonment in Kaduna State towards improving...
NDA, army’s 1 Division strengthen operational collaboration
Kaduna, Feb. 25, 2026 (NAN) — The Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to...
COAS tasks officers to integrate advance technology tools to battlespace planning...
Ibadan, Feb. 23, 2026 (NAN) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has tasked officers on the operational planning cadre to integrate...
Group raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youths
Port Harcourt, Feb. 14, 2026 (NAN) Drug Free World Africa (DFWA), an advocacy group based in Port Harcourt, has expressed concern over the growing...
Troops smash kidnappers’ camps, apprehend 13 suspects in Edo
Abuja, Feb. 6, 2026 (NAN) Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled kidnappers’ hideouts in Edo North Senatorial District, apprehended 13 suspects and recovered...
Nigerian Army rescues kidnapped cleric, neutralises gunman in Enugu
Abuja, Jam. 30, 2026 (NAN) Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army/JTF South East, Operation UDO KA, have rescued a kidnapped cleric in Enugu State...
Army, police rescue 8 kidnap victims in Kaduna forest
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) Troops of Sector 7, Operation Safe Haven (OPEP), in collaboration with the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint...
Police arrest 2 dismissed Army officers for alleged robbery,recover exhibits
Ibadan,Jan.28,2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested two dismissed officers of the Nigerian Army for alleged armed robbery, recovered three vehicles...
Army sustains offensives against terrorists, rescues dozens of kidnapped victims nationwide
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Army has sustained coordinated offensive operations nationwide in the last 24 hours, neutralising terrorists, destroying camps and...
Army nabs 27 illegal miners in FCT, neutralises terrorists nationwide
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) Troops of the Nigerian Army has apprehended 27 suspected illegal miners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neutralised...
Troops rescue 11 kidnapped victims in Kaduna
Abuja, Jan. 27, 2026 (NAN) Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State following...
COAS commits to protecting, reintegrating IDPs
Abuja, Jan. 22, 2026 (NAN) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting civilians and...
Yari secures Army placements for 517 Zamfara youths, 9 in federal...
Talata Mafara (Zamfara), Jan. 22, 2026 (NAN) Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC- Zamfara West) has secured Nigerian Army placements to 517 unemployed youths from Zamfara...
Army harps on inter-agency synergy for improved security in Anambra
Awka, Jan. 22, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Army has restated its commitment to collaborate with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to...
COAS advocates youth empowerment for national development, peace
Abuja, Jan 21, 2026(NAN) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has emphasised the importance of youth empowerment in driving national development,...
Troops dislodge oil thieves, plan permanent deployment at Adibawa oil well...
Yenagoa, Jan. 21, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Army has dislodged oil thieves from the Adibawa oil well area and concluded plans to permanently deploy...
