The Federal Government has debunked a claim on the exclusion of the North-East from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. The North-East Caucus in the...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that suppliers of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to terrorists and their informants are the major obstacles...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) request to deploy electric-powered vehicles to ease transportation challenges in the region. The commission’s chairman, Mohammed...
The troops of the Nigerian Army have capture two suspected Boko Haram commanders and arrested two logistic suppliers in the North-East. The army in a post...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday warned the Federal Government not to allow terrorism to slide back into the North-East following the recent successes recorded...
The Defence Headquarters, on Friday, said troops neutralised 106 terrorists and arrested 103 in different operations nationwide in the last one week. The Director, Defence Media...
As freshly-harvested foodstuff arrive the markets and gradually alter the widely-acknowledged countrywide high food prices, it will be historically appropriate to make public the unique contribution...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops have killed 50 suspected terrorists and arrested 114 others in the Northern part of the country in one week....
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered an investigation into the allegation of poor feeding of frontline troops in the North-East Theatre of...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops of Operation Hadin Kai had killed at least 151 terrorists and arrested 456 others in Nigeria’s North-East in the...
The management and staff of the North East Development Commission {NEDC} have been charged to change their mindset and attitude to work, with a warning that...
A whooping $100 million has been lost by Nigeria dues to armed conflict with insurgents in the North-East geopolitical zone between 2008 and 2021, the United...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), over 1.6 children are out of school in the North-East region of Nigeria as a result of activities...
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, said on Friday Nigeria was in dire need of a courageous leader to tackle insecurity,...
The Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya, has accused Reuters, an international news agency, of acting a script to undermine the efforts of Nigeria’s armed forces...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday that troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have killed more than 100 terrorists in operations across the North-East in the last...
The Nigerian Army has ordered the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North-East to lay down their arms. The...
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare in Bauchi state, Dr Abubakar Dauda Katagum has lamented the prevalence of blindness in the...
The United Nation Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), says it has released the sum of $10 million as aid funds to fight acute malnutrition...
Governors of the North-East region have began plans to establish a regional carrier, North-East Regional Air Shuttle Limited, which would compete with other domestic airlines and...
The Federal Government has concluded plans to extend Information Communication and Technology (ICT) services in Gombe State to serve the North-East region. The Minister of Communications,...
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), said on Saturday it would take Nigeria sometime to end its security challenges. He stated this at the...
More than four million Nigerians will face severe food insecurity and hunger crisis in the North-East region in the coming season, according to the United Nations...
The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has raised the alarm on the training of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) suicide bombers in the...
The United Nations said on Wednesday it would need $1.1 billion to provide humanitarian assistance to 8.4 million vulnerable Nigerians in the North-East this year. The...
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has disclosed that there is no record of export from the northeast region in recent months. The disclosure was made...
The World Bank has revealed that more than 70 per cent of North-East residents in Nigeria are poor. This was contained in a new report titled:...
The Theatre Commander of Joint Task Force, Operations Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Friday at least 17,000 Boko Haram insurgents had surrendered to troops...
The new Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU) in Nigeria, Ms. Samuela Isopi, said on Monday over two million people were displaced from their...
Due to the spiralling violence ahead of the 2023 elections, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has opined that voting for a President from the...
The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Tuesday established a strong correlation between the use of illicit drugs and the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East....
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Thursday said 5,890 Boko Haram terrorists comprising foot soldiers and their commanders have surrendered with their families to troops in...
The Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBA) on Sunday, handed over 11 suspected kidnappers and gun runners to the Taraba State Police Command. The suspects were...
The Nigerian Army claimed on Monday two senior commanders of the Boko Haram sect and 335 fighters have surrendered to troops in the North- East. The...
The Nigerian Army claimed on Thursday a fresh set of 18 terrorists had surrendered to troops in the North East. The Director of Army Public Relations,...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says the insurgency in the North-East will put the lives of 1.1 million Nigerians at risk by 2030 if the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the North-East region announced its plans to ensure a comprehensive review of the 2022-2026 strategic plan of action ahead...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, warned that Boko Haram terrorists have regrouped with the aim of recapturing communities in the...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has revealed that it has taken over the reconstruction of major bridges destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East....
The Defence Headquarters boasted on Friday that the Boko Haram sect has been severely weakened and no longer have a stronghold in Borno State and other...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday launched another operation codenamed Operation Tura Takaibango in the North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. The Operation Tura Takaibango was...
The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole had killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the North-East state of Borno. The Acting Director,...
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, says that President Muhammadu Buhari has done pretty well in handling the insecurity situation in the North-East despite...
The Defence Headquarters said on Sunday the troops of Operation Fire Ball had killed two suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. The Acting Director, Defence...
The Borno State government said on Friday at least 106 persons had escaped from Boko Haram captivity. In a statement on its social media handles, the...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has revealed its readiness to unveil a masterplan for the development of the troubled sub-region which has witnessed unending attacks...
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Sunday restated its determination to find lasting solutions to terrorism in the North East. The Chairman of the PGF, Abubakar...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that the abuse of tramadol (a medication used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain) is...
Members of the National Assembly from the North East geopolitical zone, have protested over the exclusion of the zone in the planned reopening of some airports...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, Ali Ndume, said on Monday the relocation of Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to the...
