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The Nigerian Army over the weekend redeployed a tota number of 1,541 of its Senior Officers as parts of ongoing reformation in the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the nation’s security architectures.
This was contained in a statement made available to news men in Abuja by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sagir Musa.
According to the statement a total of 1,546 officers, including 210 Generals, 450 Colonels, 309 Majors, 251 Captains and 322 Lieutenants were affected in the exercise.
The statement explained that the new posting which would take effect from January 18, was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and was intended to “reinvigorate the system for greater performance and effectiveness.”
Nigerian Army has appointed some senior officers to new positions. Brig. Gen. Sagir Musa, Director Army Public Relations, announced the designations in a
In the rekindled spirit of professionalism and enhanced productivity, the Nigerian Army has just released the postings and appointments of some affected senior officers.
The posting which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai is a routine/normal exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for greater performance and effectiveness.
The posting saw the redeployment of Major General FO Agugo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps Apapa Lagos to Defence Headquareters Department of Communications as Chief of Defence Communications, Major General M Mohammed from Nigerian Army Resource Center Abuja to Pronto Tech Nigeria Limited and appointed Managing Director, Maj Gen AR Owolabi from Defence Headquarters Abuja (Department of Communications) to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps as Commander, Major General A Bande is to remain as General Officer Commanding 8 Division Sokoto, Major General E Akerejola from Army Headquarters Department of Logistics to Nige
The Igbo professional group, Coalition of South East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND), has asked the Federal Government to demand
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SIRA gets new President, Lakemfa
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Owei Lakemfa
Leading foreign relations Think Tank in Africa, the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA, has elected human rights activist, labour leader and author, Mr Owei Lakemfa as its new President.
Lakemfa, who for over two decades has run two weekly columns on Nigeria and international affairs in the
Vanguard Newspapers, succeeds Professor Nuhu Yaqub, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja and Sokoto State University.
The new Vice President is Colonel Wilson Ijide (retd), former Training Team Leader, Nigerian Army School of infantry with wide experience in international peacekeeping. He has a PhD in Industrial/Organisational Psychology and lectures in the Department of Psychology, and the Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan.