ENUGU — The Nigerian Army has pledged to protect all orientation camps and corps lodges of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the South-East amidst current insecurity in the zone. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 82 Division of the Nigeria Army in Enugu State, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, gave the assurance in Enugu on Monday when the Director of the South East Area Office of NYSC, Mrs. Ngozi Nwatarali, visited him. Lagbaja requested...

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, is seeking the approval of the senate to improve funding for the military to purchase equipment and weapons. The Chief of Army said the growing insecurity challenges should be tackled with various combat enablers to effectively curb the threat. Attahiru, said this on Wednesday while receiving the senate committee on the army in his office in Abuja. He emphasized the necessity to support the course, noting that Nigeria...