Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
Buhari approves the retirement of CDS and CNS
- Abubakar takes over as acting CDS
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the retirement from service of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, and the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas.
New Telegraph gathered from highly placed military sources that the Minister of Defence, Brig.- Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd), has since sent letters to the Service Chiefs, wherein they were directed to handover on or before Friday, December 16.
It was gathered that Olonisakin and Ibas’ disengagements were based on their attaining the official years of retirement from the military. Available records indicate that the Service Chiefs belong to the Regular Course 26 of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).
While Olonisakin was commissioned Second Lieutenant on December 18, 1981, Ibas’ commissioning took place in 1983. One of the sources, who spoke in confidence, said the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, will take over from Olonisakin in acting capacity.
Abubakar is the most senior Service Chief after Olonisakin, who was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Niger State. A former President of a Special Court-Martial, Air Vice Marshal James Gbum, is to assume the position of CAS, also in acting capacity.
“I can tell you reliably now that President Buhari has replaced the Chief of Defence State, Gen. Olonisakin, and the Naval Chief, Ibas. “Don’t forget that they are due for retirement, since they both belong to the 26 Regular Course on NDA.
“Also note that the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal S. Abubakar, will now assume the CDS position, as the next most senior of the Service Chiefs. “Already, the Minister of Defence has sent letters to the affected senior officers,” the source said.
It was not clear as at the time of filing this report who will replace Ibas. By this development, only the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant- General Tukur Buratai, retained his position.
New Telegraph learnt that President Buhari may adhere largely to the principle of seniority in his choice of substantive appointments. It will be recalled that Olonisakin and other Service Chiefs were appointed by President Buhari in July, 2015.
Source: newtelegraphonline.com
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari receives key in getting Nigeria out of recession
President Buhari on Monday, November 14, received the recovery report which is prepared to steer the nation out of its economic squalor.
The report which have been labelled as ambitious, was prepared by the Economic Management Team (EMT), in collaboration with the Ministries of Budget and National Planning, Finance, the Presidency and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Its gathered that the reports has been perfectly put together, as to enable the president appreciate the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), before setting out to present it to Nigerians next month. A top source which spoke to Vanguard, revealed that President Buhari received the document with a high level of appreciation to the EMT and would gladly make it public early next month. It was gathered that the ERGP is hinged on five key sectors, namely: “macroeconomic policy, economic diversification and growth drivers, competitiveness, social inclusion and jobs, and governance and other enablers”. It was learned that under the Macroeconomic policy, the government seeks to discuss how to better coordinate its fiscal and monetary policies and also identify initiatives to improve its revenues, while reducing cost in order to achieve greater macroeconomic stability. Similarly, the economic growth and diversification strategy explores short and medium-term initiatives to drive growth in the non-oil sector, especially in agriculture, manufacturing, solid minerals, and services. The government plans to identity specific measures to improve Nigeria’s business climate and also drive investments in the power and transport sectors under its competitiveness strategy. It is targeting private sector funding to improve on its infrastructure under the competitiveness arrangement. The ERGP will also suggest ways to leverage private sector capital to invest in our infrastructure. The government also plans to identify and embark on more social programmes which can be implemented to support the poor and the vulnerable under its Social inclusion and jobs programme, which has been well highlighted in the recovery plan. Under its Governance and Enablers, the administration intends to examine a range of cross-cutting issues, including governance, security, human capital development, coordination with states, which will be needed to ensure the success of the ERGP. A top source familiar with the document now before Mr. President, said last night: “There will be a major emphasis on implementation and monitoring and Evaluation of this ERGP this time around. “Given the current challenging economic environment, the government will consider setting up a special delivery unit (with a “war room”) to drive the implementation of the ERGP.”
The report which have been labelled as ambitious, was prepared by the Economic Management Team (EMT), in collaboration with the Ministries of Budget and National Planning, Finance, the Presidency and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Its gathered that the reports has been perfectly put together, as to enable the president appreciate the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), before setting out to present it to Nigerians next month. A top source which spoke to Vanguard, revealed that President Buhari received the document with a high level of appreciation to the EMT and would gladly make it public early next month. It was gathered that the ERGP is hinged on five key sectors, namely: “macroeconomic policy, economic diversification and growth drivers, competitiveness, social inclusion and jobs, and governance and other enablers”. It was learned that under the Macroeconomic policy, the government seeks to discuss how to better coordinate its fiscal and monetary policies and also identify initiatives to improve its revenues, while reducing cost in order to achieve greater macroeconomic stability. Similarly, the economic growth and diversification strategy explores short and medium-term initiatives to drive growth in the non-oil sector, especially in agriculture, manufacturing, solid minerals, and services. The government plans to identity specific measures to improve Nigeria’s business climate and also drive investments in the power and transport sectors under its competitiveness strategy. It is targeting private sector funding to improve on its infrastructure under the competitiveness arrangement. The ERGP will also suggest ways to leverage private sector capital to invest in our infrastructure. The government also plans to identify and embark on more social programmes which can be implemented to support the poor and the vulnerable under its Social inclusion and jobs programme, which has been well highlighted in the recovery plan. Under its Governance and Enablers, the administration intends to examine a range of cross-cutting issues, including governance, security, human capital development, coordination with states, which will be needed to ensure the success of the ERGP. A top source familiar with the document now before Mr. President, said last night: “There will be a major emphasis on implementation and monitoring and Evaluation of this ERGP this time around. “Given the current challenging economic environment, the government will consider setting up a special delivery unit (with a “war room”) to drive the implementation of the ERGP.”
Thursday, October 13, 2016
President Buhari Jets-off to Germany
President Muhammad Buhari has left Abuja to visit Germany last night. The president is will be back on Saturday. Meanwhile, the presidency is yet to officially announce the upcoming journey. Earlier today President Muhammadu Buhari has received Dr Frank-Walters Steinmeier, the foreign minister of federal republic of Germany at the State House. The president asked for the help of Germany in curbing oil theft in Nigeria through assistance in the areas of equipment, training, and sharing of intelligence with the Nigeria navy.
Friday, August 15, 2014
NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY LIST OF SUCCESSFUL AND RESERVE CANDIDATES 66RC
The Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna has released the list of successful and reserve candidates. Continue NDA LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR 66 RC
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY CLEARS THE AIR ON EXAMINATION DATE SAYS NO POSTPONING OF EXAMS DATE
CLARIFICATION ON CONFLICT OF DATE FOR CANDIDATES WRITING NIGERIAN
DEFENCE ACADEMY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND JOINT ADMISSIONS AND
MATRICULATION
BOARD UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS COMPUTER BASED TEST
1. The Nigerian Defence Academy Entrance Examination (NDAEE) is scheduled to take place on Saturday 17 May 2014 in 23 centres across the country.
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