NIGERIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER SUMMONS SERVICE CHIEFS AMID SURGE IN ATTACKS ON MILITARY BASES. (PHOTO).
Nigeria's Defence Minister Summons Service Chiefs Amid Surge in Attacks on Military Bases Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has urgently summoned the nation's top military leaders to a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja. The session addresses the escalating attacks targeting military installations, particularly in the North East region. The meeting includes key figures such as: - Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede - Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu - Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke - Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass - Representatives from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) The summons comes in response to recent deadly assaults by terrorists on military bases in the North East. Reports indicate that no fewer than three Commanding Officers of Lieutenant-Colonel rank were killed in Borno State, alongside scores of soldiers lost. Additionally, hundreds of civilian...
President of the Nigerian Senate,Dr. Bukola Saraki says the National Assembly will have to amend the laws on power generation,transmission and distribution.According to Saraki,this will enable Nigeria replicate the feat recorded by the German Village,Feldheim,where residents combined efforts and local resources to produce clean and renewable energy.Senator Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser {Media and Publicity},Yusuph Olaniyu,made the comment after inspecting the project in the energy self-sufficient village located 70 kilometres outside Berlin.''The achievement of the Germans is possible in Nigeria if only the leadership and the operators could be more serious and demonstrate the will power'' he said.He said the issue of power supply remains top in the agenda of the Senate as it is a key instrument for eradicating poverty and unleashing the potentials of the people.''That is why we had a workshop on the sector last month.It is also why we are here to see the experiment and success of the people of Feldheim and see what our people can learn from it.We have to amend the laws to allow communities to generate energy that is more than 10 megawatts and even the laws about power transmission and distribution have to be amended to allow more creativity and involvement from the Pribate sector''.
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