NNPC Destroys Over 8,000 Illegal Refineries

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC Destroys Over 8,000 Illegal Refineries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 29, 2024

…Targets 3 Million Barrels Per Day Amidst War on Oil Theft The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, has destroyed over 8,000 illegal refineries across the country in the last six months. This was disclosed by the Deputy Manager, Command and Control Centre of the NNPCL, Murtala Muhammad, during a stakeholders’ engagement session in Abuja on Saturday. Muhammad, in a presentation on the menace of crude oil theft and its effects on Nigeria’s economy, revealed...

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CAS Reaffirms NAF’s Commitment To Accountability, Financial Prudence

National SecurityNewsNigeriaCAS Reaffirms NAF’s Commitment To Accountability, Financial Prudence

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 13, 2024

Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) commitment to accountability and financial prudence as key pillars of its operational effectiveness. While speaking as the Guest of Honour at the 2024 NAF Finance Seminar held today, 12 September 2024, at the MD Umar Blue Room, Headquarters NAF, Air Marshal Abubakar highlighted the importance of efficient resource management to support the demands of modern air power. The...

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Training, R&D Top Agenda At CAS Meeting With Egyptian Counterpart

National SecurityNewsNigeriaTraining, R&D Top Agenda At CAS Meeting With Egyptian Counterpart

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 6, 2024

Pilot Training, Research and Development (R&D) will form top agenda at the meeting of the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, with his Egyptian counterpart, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Foaad Abd El-Gawad, They pledged to enhance cooperation and collaboration between their air forces, particularly in pilot training and Research and Development (R&D). The commitment was made yesterday, when General El-Gawad hosted Air Marshal Abubakar at his office in Cairo, Egypt. A press statement...

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Protest:  CSOs Give FG 7 Days Ultimatum To Address Pending Cases

National SecurityNewsNigeriaProtest:  CSOs Give FG 7 Days Ultimatum To Address Pending Cases

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 6, 2024

A Coalition of the organised Civil Society platforms, human rights organisations, faith-based organizations, women-led associations, indigenous bodies, youths movements and Labour Unions in Nigeria, the Labour and Civil Society Front, (LCSFront), has given a seven day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address all cases arising from the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests, and ensure that no one is unduly criminalised or punished. A press statement on Thursday signed by Amb Nkoyo Toyo, the Chief Spokesperson, LCSFront,...

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Insecurity: FG Directs Defence Minister, military Chiefs To Relocate To Sokoto

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: FG Directs Defence Minister, military Chiefs To Relocate To Sokoto

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2024

Few days after terrorists were seen on video celebrating the seizure of Armoured Military Carrier, APC, the Federal Government has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and other military chiefs to relocate to Sokoto State.  The measure is to rid the entire North-West of the menace of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. The directive was contained in a statement issued by Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, Mr Henshaw...

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NAF Neutralizes Notorious Terrorist Kingpin, Others In Igabi, Kaduna

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Neutralizes Notorious Terrorist Kingpin, Others In Igabi, Kaduna

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 2, 2024

Following intelligence report received on 31 August 2024 that a known terrorist kingpin, Mustapha Abdullahi, and other members of his group were sighted near Sabon Gida Forest along Sabon Birni Road in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA), Kaduna State with likely intent to kidnap, harm or kill innocent civilians, a team of Special Forces from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). According to a press statement on Sunday signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air Vice Marshal, Director...

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PHOTOS: Nigeria’s Defence Chief Meets with Niger Military Leadership

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPHOTOS: Nigeria’s Defence Chief Meets with Niger Military Leadership

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2024

In a move aimed at strengthening regional security, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, yesterday met with the leadership of the Niger Republic’s military junta in Niamey, the country’s capital. The meeting, which was confirmed through pictures posted by the counter-insurgency publication, Zagazola Makama, on X, was attended by top military brass from both countries.       General Musa, who is also the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Defence Chiefs, was...

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NAF Kill Scores Of terrorists In Zamfara, Kaduna, Destroys Illegal Refineries In Rivers

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Kill Scores Of terrorists In Zamfara, Kaduna, Destroys Illegal Refineries In Rivers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force said its airstrikes have neutralized terrorists in Kaduna, Zamfara States and destroyed illegal refining sites in Rivers State. NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet in a statement on Sunday, said the operation was conducted on Saturday, August 24, by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch. The statement reads in part: “Intelligence gathered had revealed that most of the terrorists responsible for recent attacks on civilians, abductions and cattle rustling...

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Terminal Promotion Is Reserved For Exceptional Officers – CAS 

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsTerminal Promotion Is Reserved For Exceptional Officers – CAS 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 24, 2024

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has said that terminal promotions in the military are reserved for those whose contributions to the growth and development of the Services are truly exceptional. He stated this while decorating Air Vice Marshal Amos Bulus with his new rank. According to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) boss, decorating the senior officer goes beyond adding another stripe to his shoulder, as it also serves to recognize...

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Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola Retires at 70

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaChief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola Retires at 70

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 23, 2024

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, has officially retired from service after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. A valedictory session was held in his honour on Thursday at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja. Born on 22 August 1954, Justice Ariwoola had a distinguished judicial career spanning over four decades. He was appointed to the Supreme Court bench on 22 November 2011, and later became the substantive CJN on...

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