Nigeria has been battling terrorism for more than a decade which has killed 36,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands in the northeast The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd.) has declared that Nigeria is in a critical situation. The minister made this statement, on Monday, vis-a-vis the rising tide of insurgency in … Read more
Welfare The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to place high premium on the welfare and wellbeing of Nigeria’s fallen heroes, veterans and their families. Magashi, who was represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Babangida Hussaini, stated this while inaugurating the 2021 National Planning Committee on Armed … Read more
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has expressed the determination of the military to partner the Federal Ministry of Environment to ensure protection of the national environmental eco-system in the Niger-Delta zone. Magashi, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Mohammad Abdulkadri, gave the assurance when he … Read more