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Senate confirms General Faruk Yahaya as Nigeria’s 22nd Chief of Army Staff

Nigeria Security Digest — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:18:54 +0000

Senate confirms General Faruk Yahaya as Nigeria’s 22nd Chief of Army Staff The Senate on Tuesday, 22nd June, 2021 confirmed the appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as Nigeria’s 22nd Chief of Army Staff. His confirmation followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee of Defence and Army. Faruk was appointed on May […]

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Kagara abduction: Furious Senate tells FG to declare state of emergency on insecurity as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:31:01 +0000

Kagara abduction: Furious Senate tells FG to declare state of emergency on insecurity as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys The Senate in its plenary on Wednesday, condemned in very strong terms, the early morning abduction of the schoolboys, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of […]

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Senate Considers Bill on Establishment of Nigerian Army University Biu

Nigeria Security Digest — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:25:50 +0000

Senate Considers Bill on Establishment of Nigerian Army University Biu By SAGIR MUSA The Senate Committee on Army Public Hearing to Consider the Bill for the Establishment of the Nigerian Army University Biu was held on 16 June 2020. While making a presentation at the occasion, Gen TY Buratai thanks members of the Senate Committee […]

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Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorism: International Politics Delays Nigeria’s Procurement of Weapons, says Senate President

Nigeria Security Digest — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:28:17 +0000

Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorism: International Politics Delays Nigeria’s Procurement of Weapons, says Senate President President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, says that international politics is the major hindrance to the inability of the Nigerian military and other security outfits to contain the disturbing nation’s insecurity including Boko Haram/Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP). banditry […]

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Senate probes Amnesty International report accusing soldiers of raping, starving Boko Haram victims

Kemi Busari — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:20:03 +0000

Senate probes Amnesty International report accusing soldiers of raping, starving Boko Haram victims Premium Times reports that the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday resolved to look into a report by the international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, accusing Nigerian security forces of rape and domestic violence against women in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno. The lawmakers agreed […]

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No Request from Presidency on Payment to Oil Marketers – Senate.

Web Engineer — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 18:45:14 +0000

The attention of the Senate has been drawn to a claim said to have been made by the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, during a meeting with stakeholders in the oil industry on the perennial fuel scarcity in the country to the effect that the payment of debt owed to oil […]

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