archiveLieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja

The Nigerian Army (NA) and the British Government have expressed readiness to strengthen ties on personnel training and equipment acquisition. The resolution was reached today Wednesday, August 23, 2023, when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja received in audience, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister of State for Armed Forces and Veterans, Mr James Steven Heappey and his entourage at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.   Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, the COAS stated that the collaboration will provide the opportunity for the...

All roads led to Sokoto, the capital city of Sokoto state in North West Nigeria on Saturday, August 12, 2023, as the cream of the society, from all works of life, made their way to the seat of the caliphate to honour an illustrious and accomplished son of Sokoto, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya rtd CFR, Zaruman Sokoto, Dike Ogu of Imo. Gen. Yahaya retired from active military service on June 23, 2023, when he formally handed over the mantle of leadership and command of the Nigerian Army to the incumbent...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has advocated the sustenance of the utilization of emerging technologies for operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA). The COAS said this on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at the Army Headquarters during a paper presentation titled: "Emerging Technologies and Operational Efficiency: Implications for the Nigerian Army by 2035", presented by participants of the National Defence College (NDC) Course 31. Commending the participants for a well-researched paper, Lt Gen Lagbaja pointed out that the paper presentation would revitalize the consciousness of...