NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable
NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable

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Northern leaders undermine defence minister’s warning on anti-terrorist negotiations

THE Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has advised state governments to discontinue negotiations with bandits, warning that such engagements weaken ongoing military operations and give criminal groups room to thrive. Gen. Musa gave the warning in an interview with BBC Hausa, arguing that past attempts at dialogue had consistently failed. He said armed groups […]

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Dec 04, 2025 post

My people deserve answers for troop withdrawal before Kebbi school abduction, senator tells defence minister

SENATOR Garba Maidoki, who represents Kebbi South in the Senate, on Wednesday, rejected attempts to shorten the screening of defence minister-designate, Gen Christopher Musa, insisting that the army chief must  explain why soldiers were withdrawn minutes before the Kebbi school abduction. “The people of my state deserve answers. The troop withdrawal before the Kebbi school […]

Dec 02, 2025 post

Rising terrorism puts defence minister, Gen Christopher Musa’s leadership to early test

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The nomination was formally communicated to Senate President Godswill Akpabio in a letter announcing Musa as the replacement for Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and […]