DEFENCE MINISTER JOINS C- in- C TO LAY WREATH . …..DRUMS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ARMED FORCES.
DEFENCE MINISTER JOINS C- in- C TO LAY WREATH . …..DRUMS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ARMED FORCES. The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has urged Nigerians to support the nation’s Armed Forces to boost their morales to win various ongoing Campaigns in the country. Maj Gen Magashi made the appeal against the […]
INSECURITY: MINISTER OF DEFENCE DECLARES 2021 AS YEAR OF DECISIVE OFFENSIVE TO END INSURGENCY
…..AS CHADIAN AMBASSADOR APPEALS TO FG TO OPEN NIGERIA – CHAD BORDER The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has ordered the troops at various locations to embark on a more aggressive kinetic action against the criminal elements threatening national peace and security. The Minister of defence gave the charge when the […]
NIGERIA-US MILITARY COOPERATION
NIGERIA-US MILITARY COOPERATION: DEFENCE MINISTER RECEIVES US SECRETARY AIR FORCE/SPACE FORCE DELEGATION …SAYS SPACE DEFENCE A FORCE MULTIPLIER IN MILITARY OPERATIONS The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), has said that Nigeria Defence Space Administration will be equipped technologically through partnership with the US Space Force to enhance its capabilities to fight […]
Redeployed Perm Sec Defence, Istifanus promises continuity in Service Delivery
The newly redeployed Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Mr. Musa Mik Tukfur Istifanus has promised continuity in the execution of ongoing projects and programs of the Ministry. Mr. Istifanus gave the assurance while taking over from outgoing Permanent Secretary, Mr. Babangida Hussaini who was posted to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing […]
Merry Xmas
The Honourable Minister of Defence, Gen Magashi wishes the christian brethren Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year
FG APPRECIATES REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
The Federal Government has expressed appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Belarus for continued support and understanding in normalizing security challenges in Nigeria. Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi expressed the appreciation on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari while receiving a Business Delegation from Belarus on a courtesy visit to the […]
SECURITY DEBARMENT ALLOWANCE: MINISTER OF DEFENCE RECEIVES COMMITTEE’S REPORT
SECURITY DEBARMENT ALLOWANCE: MINISTER OF DEFENCE RECEIVES COMMITTEE’S REPORT . ……ASSURES ON FG’S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE WELFARE OF SERVING AND RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL. The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has received the report of a 9-man Committee he inaugurated on Security Debarment Allowance and other welfare matters being agitated for by […]
NO INJURED SOLDIER LACKS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY BLOOD TRANSFUSION – MINISTER OF DEFENCE
…….ASSURES ON SAFEGUARDING HEALTH OF FIGHTING FORCES. The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) has reaffirmed commitment to the protection of the health of the Fighting Forces even as the nation contends with the challenge of the global Covid-19 pandemic. General Magashi stated this when the National Coordinator, National Blood Transfusion Service […]
US DONATES PPE’S TO NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES
US DONATES PPE’S TO NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES The long lasting relationship between Nigeria and the United States has remained beneficial to the Nigerian Armed Forces on health and allied matters thus, translating towards achieving some remarkable records in prevention, care and treatment of HIV, Ebola, Lassa Fever and recently the containment of Covid-19 pandemic. The […]
2021 BUDGET : DEFENCE MINISTER PRESENTS OVER THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY BILLION BUDGET PROPOSAL TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
…ASSURES ON MINISTRY’S COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has defended the Ministry of Defence 2021 budget proposal before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence Chaired by Babajimi Bande at the Green chamber of the National Assembly. General Magashi presented Three hundred and forty billion, three […]
