COAS BURATAI'S CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR 2017 GOODWILL MESSAGE

FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL TY BURATAI CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF TO OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY

LIEUTENANT GENERAL TY BURATAI

It is with utmost humility and gratitude to the Almighty that I send this goodwill message to officers, soldiers and indeed the Nigerian Army family on the Christmas and New Year Celebrations. Let me use this opportunity to commend the efforts and sacrifices of our gallant officers and men currently engaged in the counter insurgency operations in the North East and other operations across the country and abroad. I congratulate you for your bravery, doggedness and loyalty in these endeavours. 

I want to urge you all to maintain the momentum and remain steadfast as we continue to professionally and responsively carryout our constitutional roles. On my part, I would continue to ensure that troops’ welfare and that of their families, remains my utmost priority.

As Nigerians face economic challenges as a result of dwindling revenue, mismanagement of resources - Dogara

Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara

The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara today congratulates Nigerians as the nation marks one year in office of President Muhmmadu Buhari led APC government in in the country.

Accoding to the speaker Dogara, "today marks 17 years of uninterrupted democracy; this milestone calls for sober reflection on achievements we have since recorded, and on those things which we have been unable to."

JONATHAN'S PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON THE RESCUE OF THE ABDUCTED FEMALE STUDENTS AT GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL – CHIBOK

PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON THE RESCUE OF THE ABDUCTED FEMALE STUDENTS AT GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL – CHIBOK

As part of efforts to ensure successful rescue of the abducted female students of Government Secondary School CHIBOK, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, has approved the constitution of a Presidential Committee on the rescue efforts for the missing female students. The Committees whose work shall be largely fact findings is charged with the following terms of reference:

To liaise with the Borno State Government and establish the circumstances leading to the School remaining open for boarding students when other schools were closed;
To liaise with relevant authorities and the parents of the missing girls to establish the actual number and identities of the girls abducted;