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NAFRC concludes annual range classification exercise

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 NAFRC concludes annual range classification exercise Lagos, Sept.16, 2025 (NAN) The Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) successfully concluded its 2025 annual Range Classification 2025 held on Sept.15 at the 192 Battalion Nigerian Army Shooting Range, Owode. The Commandant, NAFRC AVM Bashir Mamman said that the event was more than a test of marksmanship and a reaffirmation of the bond and operational readiness that defined the military profession. The exercise featured weapon classifications which included the rifle and pistol, with emphasis on live firing, safety protocols, and performance evaluations. Mamman lauded the professionalism, discipline, and team spirit displayed throughout the exercise. "The 2025 Range Classification is not just about hitting targets, but about strengthening the spirit that make us a formidable fighting force. "To every personnel and support team, who treated safety as sacred and teamwork as non-negotiable I salute you," he sa...

ICSAN urges governance professionals to embrace AI

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has stressed the need for governance professionals to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) in addressing emerging global challenges.   Mr Francis Olawale, Vice President of ICSAN, made this known on Monday at a news conference in Lagos to announce the institute’s forthcoming annual conference.   Olawale said AI was rapidly transforming corporate governance by reshaping decision-making, accountability, and risk management.   He emphasised that corporate governance now extends beyond compliance and reporting, requiring integration of strategy, innovation, and technology.   He cautioned that governance professionals must balance technology use with ethics, legality, and transparency.   “We should not feel threatened by AI. We only need to constantly upscale ourselves, understand its limits, and integrate it effectively,” he said.   Olawale explained that ICSAN’s 49th Annual Conference w...

Fan milk pledges nutritional improvement within TA Lagbaja cantonment

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 Fan milk pledges nutritional improvement within TA Lagbaja cantonment  Lagos, Sept.11, 2025 The Managing Director (MD) Fan Milk Nigeria, Mr Kayode Adebiyi has pledged to play its own Corporate Social Responsibility role in ensuring healthy and nutritious living for the residence of TA Lagbaja cantonment especially the children. Adebiyi made this pledge on Wednesday in a statement signed by TA Lagbaja cantonment spokesman, Capt. Cornelius Gutus during his visit to the Commander of the cantonment, Brig.-Gen. Olawale Oyekola. The MD could not hold back his satisfaction on the ongoing transformational projects within the Cantonment and pledged to contribute the company's own quota through CSR to the community. "Fan Milk is a health and nutritional produce company with over 60 years of existence spanning rich integrations with the host community. "I am amazed with various projects ongoing in the cantonment and believe that Fan Milk can equally play its own CSR role in ensurin...

Lagos lawmaker reaffirms commitment to inclusive governance

 Mrs Omolara Oyekan-Olumegbon, lawmaker representing Lagos Island Constituency I, Lagos State House of Assembly, has reiterated her commitment to inclusive governance, focusing on welfare, infrastructure, and empowerment. She gave the assurance during the 10th Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting themed ‘Governance in Action: The Gains of the Renewed Hope Agenda’ held on Thursday. Oyekan-Olumegbon used the occasion to present an account of her stewardship over the past two years. She explained that her interventions were designed to directly impact residents, aligning with Federal Government programmes. Her initiatives include a food hub, a back-to-school scheme, provision of GCE forms, cash support to widows, and several empowerment projects. She also facilitated youth skills training, installed solar-powered streetlights, and established a technology hub with Assembly support. “From the beginning, I pledged to create a food hub and a tech hub. With Assembly support, this commitment...

Army trains teaching staff for enhanced excellence in Command and military schools

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Army trains teaching staff for enhanced excellence in Command and military schools  Lagos, Sept.2, 2025 The Nigerian Army is investing in training teaching staff of Command schools and military schools by equipping them with the requisite professional knowledge in line with best practices. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Mijinyawa said that the training would equip participants with contemporary teaching methods, digital technologies, improved admistration, emotional intelligence and professional ethics. Mijinyawa said this at a two-day Training Workshop on Reorientation and Upskilling of Contract Staff in Nigerian Military School and Command Schools for Optimal Performance holding at Command Day Secondary School, TA Lagbaja Cantonment, Ikeja from Sept.2 to Sept.3. The GOC appreciated the Chief Of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede for his visionary leadership which led to the decision to absorb temporary staff into the Command Sch...

COAS assures improved security operations in Katsina, entire country

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  COAS assures improved security operations in Katsina, entire country  Lagos, Aug.29, 2025 The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that the Nigerian Army under his leadership will step up operations to further secure Katsina State and the entire Nigerian space. This was contained in a statement signed on Thursday by the Nigerian Army spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele. The COAS gave the assurance when he visited the Acting Governor, Alhaji Faruk Jobe, at the Government House Katsina to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the recent banditry attacks. Oluyede emphasised that immediate and improved measures would be put in place to ensure such unfortunate incidents, which resulted in the loss of lives and property, do not reoccur. "I appeal to the good people of Katsina to cooperate with security agencies in the collective effort to defeat bandits and make the Nigerian space safer for all citizens," the COAS said. In hi...

Navy inaugurates staff duty cabin and renovation of primary healthcare center at Orile Agege LCDA

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  Navy inaugurates staff duty cabin and renovation of primary healthcare center at Orile Agege LCDA Lagos, Aug.28, 2025 The Nigerian Navy under the leadership of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla on Thursday inaugurated and handed over a newly constructed staff duty cabin and renovation of the Orile Agege Primary Healthcare Center as part of their Civil Military Cooperation's mandate. Ogalla launched the Special Quick Intervention Project in 2024 to facilitate the attainment of the reinvigorated Nigerian Navy’s Civil Military Cooperation’s mandate and to contribute to ongoing Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The CNS was represented by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Naval Doctrine Command, Rear Adm. Shehu Gombe. Ogalla said that the projects included a newly constructed and furnished Duty-staff cabins, renovation of the Maternity Ward including installation of a 6.5Kva solar powered inverter system. "Others are renovation of the Immunization, Famil...