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Federal Government  Promises Sustainable Funding Of Military-Industrial Complex

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Minister Of Defence and The AVM

 

 

The Minister of Defense Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has promised sustainable funding of the Military-Industrial Complex to empower it to perform its statutory mandate.

 

This according to the Minister will be driven by continuously leveraging  Research and Development (R & D) matrix to create the road map for the buy-in.

 

General Magashi made the promise when the Executive Secretary Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) Professor Sulaiman Elias Bogoro led members of the Defence and Security Sub-Committee for the proposed establishment of the National Research and Development Foundation on a courtesy call on him at the Ship House, Headquarters Ministry of Defence, Abuja.

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He said R & D is key to actualizing National aspiration to becoming self-reliant in the technological driven 21st-century world. The Minister pointed out that Nigeria cannot afford to take the back seat among the comity of nations in the efforts to industrialize.

 

While commending the initiative of Professor Bogoro as the convener of the strategic moves to establish National Research and Development Foundation, the Defence Minister vouched for the Military to continue to take the lead in funding R & D citing the trajectory of the Defence Industrial Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in a local production of platforms.

 

He said the Tri-Services have robust R & D Units that are churning out implementable modules that are viable for production of some range of weapons being inducted into the theatres of Military Operations in parts of the Country.

 

General Magashi said leveraging R & D over a period of time will reinforce National Defence capabilities and serve as force multipliers in the internal and external defence imperatives, hence the need to drum support for the proposed National R & D Foundation and for military Industrial complex

 

The Executive Secretary TETFUND Professor Sulaiman Elias Bogoro acknowledged the support of President Muhammadu Buhari and thanked the Minister of Defence for galvanising support for the proposed foundation.

 

Professor Bogoro said the developed economies of the World are leveraging R&D and  Nigeria as a global player must toe the same path to change the narrative to advance technologically. He said without grandstanding that the role of the Ministry of Defence is crucial to driving the bill for the envisioned National R&D Foundation to scale through at the National Assembly.

 

In his remarks, the Coordinator Defence and Security Sub-Committee Air Vice Marshal Onyemaechi Osahor said Military Laboratories in parts of Nigeria will be figured out and designated as production centres for the production of defence-related equipment.

 

In a statement signed by Muhammad Abdulkadir said AVM Osahor assured that the Committee is poised to making a difference in churning out implementable R&D strategic templates that will midwife the expected breakthrough in the production of platforms, using locally sourced materials from start to finish.

 

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Gov. Yusuf accuses opposition parties of fueling political crisis in Kano metropolis

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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf

 

 

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has accused actors in the opposition parties of fueling civic unrest and political instability in Kano.

Governor Yusuf pointed the accusing fingers while briefing journalists during the State Executive Council Meeting Wednesday, vowed to deploy drastic measures necessary to nip the resurgence of thuggery in the bud.

The Governor’s reaction follows the recent bloody crisis between some suspected political thugs who unleashed terror on another gang of politicians.

In a statement by Spokesperson of the Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Governor Yusuf revealed that intelligence brief abreast with after the state security council held Tuesday clearly exposed the atrocities of those sponsoring unrest in Kano.

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According to the statement, the Governor posited the elements in the opposition, who are not comfortable with the steady development, peace and stability in the state, embedded to provoke needless crisis.

Gov. Yusuf however reassured determination of his administration to confront the challenges with equal force, insisted government would not henceforth, tolerate attempt by any elements to frustrate the enduring peace and tranquility in the state.

In the release, Governor Yusuf assured the resolution of the government to work with all the security agencies in the state to checkmate the excesses of the criminal minded elements being sponsored to cause problem.

Governor Yusuf will soon reopen the state own Reformatory Centre, at Kiru local government area as part of measures to rehabilitate and control drug abuse in the state.

During the Wednesday council meeting, the Governor also brief plans to inaugurate the newly constituted 46 of Shura Consultative Council compose of renowned Islamic Scholars, members of the academia, and other stakeholders.

To check unemployment, the Governor is determined to roll massive youth empowerment initiatives in the coming year to ensure that a significant per cent of the youth become self’relient.

 

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President Tinubu Arrives In Lagos Ahead Of Christmas Holiday

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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos from Abuja ahead of the Christmas celebrations.

The President was received at the airport by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with other state officials.

He is expected to proceed to his private residence in the state.

His arrival follows the presentation of the 2025 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

He described it as the “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity.” The proposal, he explained, is aimed at stabilizing the economy, fostering an equitable business environment, and promoting inclusive growth.

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Kano Approves 1st Term Vacation Date

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Kano State Government has approved Friday 20th and Saturday 21st Dec. 2024 as the date for the commencement of 1st term vacation to all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state.

Therefore, Parents/ Guardians of Pupils and Students in the Boarding schools are to convey their wards home by the early hours of Saturday 21st Dec. 2024.

A statement by the Director Public Enlightenment of the State Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru explained that Boarding Schools Pupils and Students are to resume back to their respective Schools on Sunday 5th January 2025 while the Day Students are to resume on Monday 6th January 2025.

The statement however quoted the Commissioner of the Ministry Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda urging Parents/Guardians of Pupils and Students of the schools to ensure total compliance with resumption dates.

The statement further warned that appropriate Disciplinary Action would be taken against defaulting Students

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It appreciated the cooperation and support given to the ministry and wished the Students and Pupils successful and hitch free holiday.

 

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