New Perm. Sec, Defence, Dr. Kana Assumes Duty
The Permanent Secretary recently posted to Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana has assumed office in Ship house, Abuja. Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi while receiving the new Permanent Secretary remarked that President Muhammadu Buhari has unwavering confidence on the ability of the Ministry of Defence to deliver on the presidential […]
MINISTER OF DEFENCE ATTENDS DEMOCRACY DAY SPECIAL JUMAT PRAYERS, LECTURE.
The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) today attended a special jumat prayers for the June 12 democracy day celebrations in the country. The prayer led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque Professor Ibrahim Ahmad Makari marked the 23rd years of democratic governance in Nigeria from 1999 to date. The […]
CYBER SECURITY- DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS NIGERIA CAN’T AFFORD TO BE LEFT BEHIND IN CYBERSPACE DEFENCE.
…..TASKS CHIEF OF DEFENCE SPACE ADMINISTRATION ON CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT CURRENT MILITARY CAMPAIGNS.The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi, (rtd) has restated the Federal government’s commitment to the promotion of Cybernetics in National Defence and Security imperatives. General Magashi stated this when the Management Team of the Defence Space Administration,DSA led by its […]
Defence Ministry to Fast- Track Synergy in Armed Forces Procurement Operations-Permanent Secretary
The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring that synergy is achieved in organization and procurement process by the Tri-Services to enhance efficiency and sufficiency in the fight against insurgency.The Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary Dr. Olajide Jonhson stated this when the Delegation of Vertically Integrated Logistic Approach team VILA visited Ship […]
SERVICOM DAY CELEBRATION 2021
From the desk of the Director Reform Coordination and Service Improvement The role and position of the Ministry of Defence has intensified and taken center stage due to the peculiar times the nation faces, I therefore, wish to express my profound gratitutde to the Hon. Minister, Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) and the Permanent […]
HIV PROGRAMME : TROOPS WELLBEING GET BOOST AS MINISTER OF DEFENCE UNVEILS 2021 – 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN.
……..STEERS 14TH NMOD – USDOD STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING.The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) is raising the bars of the deliverables in safeguarding the overall wellbeing of the target beneficiaries of the collaboration between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence (NMOD) and the United States Department of Defence (USDOD) programme activities. This was […]
ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA REFORM – MINISTER OF DEFENCE RECEIVES IMPLEMENTATION/ADVISORY REFORM COMMITTEE REPORT FOR MOD/AFN.
……. ASSURES ON SPEEDY ACTION TO DIGEST & IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has received the report of the 25 – man Implementation and Advisory Committee for the Reform of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Receiving the report presented to him by the […]
COAS CONFERENCE: Magashi Urges Army to Totally Decimate Terrorists
Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) has urged the Nigeria Army and the Armed Forces in general to continue decimating terrorists, bandits and insurgents so as to rid the country of all criminalities. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Abuja, the Minister who […]
NN FLEET RECAPITALISATION- MINISTER OF DEFENCE JOINS C-IN-C TO INDUCT NN SHIPS, BOATS.…….RECEIVES PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT NAVAL DOCKYARD, LAGOS.
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) came under the Parade of the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari to Commission and Induct indigenously constructed new Nigerian Navy Ships at Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos.The epochal ceremony in the anals of the Nigerian Navy under the watch of the […]
DEFENCE MINISTER CONDOLES FAMILY OF LATE BRIG. GEN. ZIRKUSHU
The Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) has described Late Brig. Gen. Dzarma K. Zirkushu as a gallant officer who paid the supreme price to keep Nigeria safe and secure.The Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Musa Istifanus made the remark when he paid a condolence visit […]
