Tag: North-East
Defence Minister reiterates FG support for troops fighting insurgency
The Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Muhammad Dan-Ali (rtd), has assured soldiers fighting insurgency in the North East of government’s commitment…
Buratai assures North East residents of peaceful 2016
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured residents of the North East of a more peaceful…
Osinbajo urges people of North-East to move over to APC
Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday said there was no justification for people in North-East of Nigeria to remain in…
Police deploy 3,000 officers to North-East
The Nigeria Police said it had deployed 3,000 officers as “holding force” to restore civil authority to the liberated areas…
Dogara to lead international advocacy on North-East rehabilitation
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday said he would lead an advocacy to attract international support for…
NNDC to begin oil, gas exploration in north-east in 2016
The Northern Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) on Friday, said it would begin oil and gas exploration in the north- east…
Help deradicalize North-east, ensure peace, Lai Mohammed urges religious leaders
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to religious leaders to play the leading role in…
FG to deploy 5,000 NSCDC personnel to north-east
Retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, says five thousand personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Rebuild North East, Osinbajo charges CSOs
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has charged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to contribute to the rebuilding, reconstruction, reconciliation and…
Boko Haram: North-East residents hail Buhari, Service Chiefs, over success
Some Nigerians living in the North Eastern part of the country grappled by security challenges, have expressed satisfaction with the…
APC lauds Service Chiefs for personally leading war against insurgency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Service Chiefs for showing leadership by example by personally taking charge of…
Boko Haram: 2,100 victims to benefit from UN rebuilding of North East
The UN has commenced the first phase of providing livelihoods and early recovery support scheme to 700 women and youths…
We won’t deploy our personnel to North-East zone – EU
The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission in Nigeria has said that it will not deploy its personnel to the…
Elections In The North-East
With the prevailing insecurity occasioned by relentless gruesome attacks by Boko Haram in North-Eastern states in the country, many Nigerians…
Boko Haram: Navy to deploy personnel to North-East
The Nigerian Navy said on Friday it would deploy some of its personnel to participate in internal security operations in…