North East

The Nigerian government has reiterated its commitment to providing necessary technical support for the establishment of a national Mine Action Centre in the northeastern part of the country. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello…

A strategic Master plan for the recovery, stabilisation and long term socioeconomic development of the North-Eastern region of Nigeria, has been unveiled and validated. The ten year Master plan is built on eleven pillars which comprises…

The Federal Executive Council has approved N43 billion for re-construction of roads in five States of the North-eastern Region of Nigeria. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, who…

The troops of Operation Desert Sanity in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force recorded another feat on 14 June 2022 as several ISWAP terrorists were neutralized around Gurzum in Borno State. A statement by the Nigerian Army…

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) Major General Waidi Shaibu, has conferred on deserving officers and men of 7 Division and Sector 1 OPHK with…

The Department of State Service has begun its third quarter security meeting of its State Directors in the North-East, aimed at reviewing strategies towards strengthening intelligence gathering as well as brainstorming on the general…

No fewer than 65,000 smallholder farmers have benefitted from the 2021 Rainy Season Farming Intervention launched by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in North-East Nigeria. The initiative is aimed at…

The Nigerian Army has renamed Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) to reflect inclusiveness in the North-East geopolitical zone. The renaming, according to a press release by the Director, Army Public Relations,…

A high-level international symposium to accelerate the restoration of normalcy to the North East of Nigeria is taking place in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Convened by the Consortium of Civil Society Organisations the 2-day programme tagged…

Lawan Hamidu, Abuja The House of Representatives has urged the Executive Arm of Government to direct the Nigerian Army to strengthen security in Chibok, Gwoza and Demboa areas of Borno State, in the North East. This followed adoption…